Victoria Road Primary
Trelawney Avenue, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Cheryl Brake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 145654
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752365411
About this school
Victoria Road Primary is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Road Primary, 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 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
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 50% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 50% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.60 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Road Primary compares
Victoria Road Primary ranked 62nd of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% 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 | 44% | 6.5% | 55.4% | 172 | — |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 136 | 0.1 miles |
| Marine Academy Primary | 88% | 3.7% | 26.8% | 506 | 0.4 miles |
| Riverside Community Primary School | 76% | 6% | 53.6% | 370 | 0.5 miles |
| Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School | — | 5.8% | 28.4% | 165 | 0.6 miles |
| Weston Mill Community Primary Academy | 46% | 8.8% | 49.7% | 184 | 0.6 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)
- 55.41%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 18.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Marine Academy Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Riverside Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Victoria Road Primary ranks 68th of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Road Primary teach?
- Victoria Road Primary teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Road Primary?
- The headteacher of Victoria Road Primary is Ms Cheryl Brake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Road Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Road Primary, 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?
- Victoria Road Primary has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Victoria Road Primary full?
- Victoria Road Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 172 on roll (82%), 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 a faith school?
- No. Victoria Road Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Road Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Road Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Victoria Road Primary part of an academy trust?
- Victoria Road Primary is part of LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Victoria Road Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 21% in 2022/23 and 44% 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 compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Victoria Road Primary ranked 62nd of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% 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 Road Primary's absence rate?
- Victoria Road Primary's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Road Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Road Primary'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.