Victoria Park Primary, Smethwick

In its own words: "The Victoria Academies Trust exists to make all of our people the best they can be. Everything we do is designed to serve the needs of our children, school communities and colleagues. We want our people to be brilliant, kind and courageous, to be aspirational for themselves and others."

The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Victoria Park Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Victoria Park Primary as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Victoria Park Primary are St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); St Philip's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); Cape Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 58% maths); and Crocketts Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 83% maths).

Victoria Park Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Victoria Park Primary is one of 11 schools run by Victoria Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (58%), Black (21%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Health Centre (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Victoria Park Primary stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 568 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Victoria Park Primary issued 7 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Victoria Park Primary are Shireland Collegiate Academy (0.5 miles), George Dixon Academy (1 mile) and Sandwell Academy (1.3 miles).