Victoria Park Junior School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Victoria Park Junior School excels at helping all children achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background or starting point. Teachers make learning fun and engaging while maintaining strong expectations, and the school creates an inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and happy to come to school every day. The school is particularly effective at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, ensuring they make rapid progress and close achievement gaps.
Key Strengths
- Consistently high achievement in English and mathematics with significantly above-average test results
- Outstanding teaching that uses effective questioning and strong subject knowledge to inspire curiosity and challenge all pupils
- Exemplary behaviour and conduct with pupils feeling extremely safe and getting on exceptionally well together
- Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs, helping close achievement gaps
- Stimulating curriculum providing rich experiences and promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
Areas for Improvement
- Subject leaders need to be more involved in the rigorous monitoring systems to increase their impact on achievement in their subject areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with pupils feeling extremely safe, clear understanding of online safety, and rare incidents of bullying documented in school records.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical well-being clubs, specialist coaching activities, reading ambassadors programme, school council
Victoria Park Junior School is an outstanding school where standards in English and mathematics have been significantly above average for the past five years. Outstanding teaching results in pupils making rapid progress and achieving exceptionally high levels.
At a Glance
31.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 85%. Maths has improved from 71% to 81%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.4
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
230 pupils
240 capacity
10 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Trafford
Places available
3,030
Applications
2,467
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Trafford (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.36589%
Overall absence
3.78151%
Persistent absence
238
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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