School guide
Victoria Park Junior School
Davyhulme Road East, Stretford, M32 0XZ
Latest Ofsted
GoodWhat to know
Victoria Park Junior School is a co-educational primary school in Manchester, catering for pupils aged 7–11. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2024, with the quality of education judged Good.
The essentials
Facts that help you decide
Ofsted rating
GoodPAN
60
Age range
7–11
Sixth form
No
Gender
Mixed
Entry type
Non-selective
Admissions
Can my child get a place?
The rules, recent outcomes and context that matter when judging your chances.
Historical admissions outcome data is not currently available for this school.
PAN
60
Admissions authority
Trafford Council
Oversubscription criteria
For Trafford community/voluntary-controlled schools, places are offered in this order when oversubscribed: 1) Looked after and previously looked after children; 2) Children in the catchment area with a sibling at the school; 3) Children in the catchment area; 4) Children outside the catchment area with a sibling at the school; 5) Children living nearest to the school (straight-line distance). Where applicants cannot be separated, a final place is decided by independent random draw.
This school admits pupils according to its published oversubscription criteria. Historical allocation data is not currently available.
Parents should use the published admissions policy when applying.
Performance
How do pupils perform here?
A plain-English view of the school's results, trends and Trafford context before you dive into the full data.
Average performance with improving trends
Academic performance remains stable.
Progress 8 was not calculated nationally for 2024/25. Overall absence stood at 3.37%.
Based on official Department for Education datasets. Latest update: 2024/25. Not available nationally: Progress 8 for 2024/25, Exam performance data for 2020/21 (Covid-19 disruption).
Ofsted
What does Ofsted say?
The latest inspection judgement, what has changed and the fuller history when you need it.
Current Ofsted Status
- Latest report published
- 9 May 2024
- Safeguarding
- Effective
- Category of concern
- None
Formal monitoring
No serious concerns are currently flagged by Ofsted.
What's changed since the last inspection
- Overall grade declined: Outstanding → Good
- Safeguarding changed: Not Applicable → Effective
- Quality of education changed: Outstanding → Good
- Leadership and management changed: Not Applicable → Outstanding
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