Victoria Park Infant School
Henshaw Street, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Deborah Vrlec
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 232
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 106328
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618654778
About this school
Victoria Park Infant School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 203 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Victoria Park Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Park Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 13.8% | 203 | — |
| St Ann's RC Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 23% | 415 | 0.1 miles |
| Victoria Park Junior School | 73% | 3.4% | 30.2% | 230 | 0.2 miles |
| Moss Park Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 22% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| Gorse Hill Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 44.1% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 37% | 8.3% | 34.7% | 141 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 6 December 2022
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Ungraded inspection report16 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.79%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 13.01%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Ann's RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Victoria Park Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Moss Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Gorse Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other 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 year groups does Victoria Park Infant School teach?
- Victoria Park Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Park Infant School?
- The headteacher of Victoria Park Infant School is Headteacher Deborah Vrlec, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Victoria Park Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park Infant 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 big is Victoria Park Infant School?
- Victoria Park Infant School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Victoria Park Infant School full?
- Victoria Park Infant School has capacity for 232 pupils and 203 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Park Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Park Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Park Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Victoria Park Infant School's absence rate?
- Victoria Park Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Victoria Park Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Victoria Park Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.