Victoria Junior School, Leeds

In its own words: "From football and fish and chips to queueing and talking about the weather, there are many ways to define Britishness. Our children have lived through historical times for our country, including Diamond Jubilee celebrations and successful British Olympic and Paralympic Games."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, multi-sports and judo.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £3 per day.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Victoria Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 42% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2018 entry, 36 families put Victoria Junior School as their first choice, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2018 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Victoria Junior School are Cockburn Haigh Road Academy (0.2 miles, Good); Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 68% maths); Rothwell Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 78% maths); and Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 73% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Victoria Junior School.

47.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (38.1%) received SEN support and 3 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Victoria Junior School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Woodlesford Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cotswold Drive, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Victoria Junior School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 122 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, Victoria Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Victoria Junior School are Oulton Academy (1.7 miles), Rodillian Academy (1.7 miles) and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (1.8 miles).