Victoria Primary School
Ainsworth Drive, Nottingham, NG2 1FX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Anna Froggatt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nova Education Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 401
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 145018
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01158077750
About this school
Victoria Primary School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 289 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 48 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 35% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 46% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 48% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 48% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 317 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Primary School compares
Victoria Primary School ranked 57th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.4% | 48.6% | 289 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 5% | 33% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| Welbeck Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 42.4% | 352 | 0.5 miles |
| South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 15.3% | 365 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenfields Community School | 62% | 6.7% | 41.9% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Edna G. Olds Academy | 86% | 4.3% | 46.6% | 241 | 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)
- 48.57%
- English as an additional language
- 48.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Welbeck Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Greenfields Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Edna G. Olds Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Victoria Primary School ranks 158th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Victoria Primary School teach?
- Victoria Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the head of school of Victoria Primary School?
- The head of school of Victoria Primary School is Miss Anna Froggatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Victoria Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria 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 Primary School?
- Victoria Primary School has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Victoria Primary School full?
- Victoria Primary School has capacity for 401 pupils and 289 on roll (72%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Victoria Primary School?
- Victoria Primary School is part of NOVA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Victoria Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Victoria Primary School ranked 57th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Victoria Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria 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 10 July 2026.