Victoria Park Primary School
Atlas Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMPLIFY EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Gunner
- Sponsor
- Trust in Learning (Academies)
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 144863
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030343
About this school
Victoria Park Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 410 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 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 | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Park Primary School compares
Victoria Park Primary School ranked 37th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 410 | — |
| Oasis Academy Marksbury Road | 75% | 5.8% | 38.3% | 355 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School | 30% | 7% | 36.8% | 372 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Cross RC Primary School | 68% | 6.6% | 46.9% | 170 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Connaught | 51% | 7% | 79% | 310 | 0.7 miles |
| Knowle Park Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 22.8% | 611 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.46%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road0.2 miles
Primary · Bedminster
-
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Holy Cross RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Connaught0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Knowle Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Victoria Park Primary School ranks 93rd of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Victoria Park Primary School teach?
- Victoria Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Victoria Park Primary School is Mr Edward Gunner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Victoria Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Park 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 big is Victoria Park Primary School?
- Victoria Park Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Victoria Park Primary School full?
- Victoria Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Victoria Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Victoria Park Primary School?
- Victoria Park Primary School is part of AMPLIFY EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Victoria Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Victoria Park Primary School ranked 37th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Victoria Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Park 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 15 July 2026.