Victoria Park Junior School
Davyhulme Road East, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Wilkinson
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 106327
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617111509
About this school
Victoria Park Junior School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 68% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Victoria Park Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Park Junior School compares
Victoria Park Junior School ranked 28th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.4% | 30.2% | 230 | — |
| St Ann's RC Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 23% | 415 | 0.1 miles |
| Victoria Park Infant School | — | 4.9% | 13.8% | 203 | 0.2 miles |
| Gorse Hill Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 44.1% | 302 | 0.4 miles |
| Moss Park Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 22% | 464 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 32.9% | 126 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.21%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.37%
- Persistent absence
- 3.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Ann's RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Victoria Park Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Gorse Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Moss Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Teresa's RC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Victoria Park Junior School ranks 50th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Park Junior School teach?
- Victoria Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Park Junior School?
- The headteacher of Victoria Park Junior School is Mr James Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Park Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Victoria Park Junior School?
- Victoria Park Junior School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Victoria Park Junior School full?
- Victoria Park Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 230 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Victoria Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Victoria Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Victoria Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Victoria Park Junior School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Victoria Park Junior School ranked 28th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Victoria Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Victoria Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Park Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.