Victoria Primary School, Wrexham
Victoria Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Victoria Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Victoria Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 429 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 2% have additional learning needs (15% in 2020/21); 37% are learning English as an additional language; and 54% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 49 pupils (Year 2) to 60 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,560 per pupil, against £3,702 in 2021-22. It carried forward £24k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Victoria Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Victoria Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Victoria Primary School are St Mary's R.C. Primary School (0.3 miles), St Giles VC Church in Wales Primary School (0.3 miles), Ysgol Bodhyfryd (0.8 miles) and Alexandra C.P. School (0.8 miles).
St Mary's R.C. Primary SchoolSt Giles VC Church in Wales Primary SchoolYsgol BodhyfrydAlexandra C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wrexham Central Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Victoria Road Post Office (before), 90 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Victoria Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Victoria Primary School is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Victoria Primary School
What is the catchment area for Victoria Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Victoria Primary School has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Victoria Primary School?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Victoria Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Victoria Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Victoria Primary School?
Victoria Primary School is at Poyster Street, Wrexham, Wrexham (Wrecsam), LL13 7RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)