Victoria Park Nursery School
Victoria Park, Parkway, Newbury, RG14 1EH
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lynda Shepherd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 109757
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0163541296
About this school
Victoria Park Nursery School is a nursery school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park Nursery 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Victoria Park Nursery 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 47.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children8.6 miles
Nursery · Hungerford
-
Northcroft Vocational School0.3 miles
Special schools · Newbury
-
Speenhamland School0.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
The Winchcombe School0.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Burghclere Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Chieveley Primary School Primary
- Compton C.E. Primary School Primary
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enborne C.E. Primary School Primary
- Falkland Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Highwood Copse Primary School Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Park Nursery School teach?
- Victoria Park Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Park Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Victoria Park Nursery School is Miss Lynda Shepherd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Park Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park Nursery 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 Nursery School?
- Victoria Park Nursery School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Victoria Park Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Park Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Park Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Park Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Victoria Park Nursery 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 Nursery 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 15 July 2026.