Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road, Runcorn, WA7 5BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Roberts
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 110992
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928574644
About this school
Victoria Road Primary School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 75% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Road Primary 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Road Primary School compares
Victoria Road Primary School ranked 23rd of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 62% | 4.8% | 35.5% | 183 | — |
| St Clement's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 5.9% | 27.3% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 63.5% | 99 | 0.4 miles |
| Westfield Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 43.1% | 107 | 0.4 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 42% | 5.6% | 24.4% | 106 | 0.5 miles |
| Pewithall School | 69% | 4.6% | 19.2% | 204 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Clement's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Westfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Pewithall School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Victoria Road Primary School ranks 11th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn.
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primary
- Brookvale Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Gorsewood Primary School Primary
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Hillview Primary School Primary
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Road Primary School teach?
- Victoria Road Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Victoria Road Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Victoria Road Primary School is Mrs Emma Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Road Primary 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 Road Primary School?
- Victoria Road Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Victoria Road Primary School full?
- Victoria Road Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 183 on roll (65%), 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 Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Victoria Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Victoria Road Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Victoria Road Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Victoria Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 62% 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 Road Primary School compare with other schools in Halton?
- Victoria Road Primary School ranked 23rd of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Victoria Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Road Primary 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.