School profile

Victoria Park Infant School

Primary · Community school · Manchester, M32 8BU

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Good
Requires improvement
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Victoria Park Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 6 Dec 2022

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils203
GenderMixed
Head teacherHeadteacher Deborah Vrlec
Local authorityTrafford
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 106328.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils203
Girls94
Boys109
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.12.8%
First language not English31%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.169
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.174
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.19
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size25

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
46.8%
Pakistani
15.3%
Other mixed
10.8%
White and Black Caribbean
5.9%
Other ethnic group
4.4%
Indian
3.9%
Caribbean
3.9%
Other White
2.5%
White and Black African
1.5%
White and Asian
1.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.6
Teachers (FTE)9.15
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.67
Support staff (FTE)10.44
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.57
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.129
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.51
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.51
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolTraffordEngland
Overall absence4.5%, better than England, similar to Trafford4.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.7%, similar to England, worse than Trafford9.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.9%, similar to England, similar to Trafford0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Victoria Park Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt Ann's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.2 miPrimaryVictoria Park Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryMoss Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryStretford Grammar SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryGorse Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryStretford High SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryLostock High SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimarySt Teresa's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySt John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Victoria Park Infant School

What is Victoria Park Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Victoria Park Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 6 Dec 2022.

How hard is it to get into Victoria Park Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Victoria Park Infant School made 57 offers from 129 applications (2.3 per offer), and 51 of 51 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Victoria Park Infant School?

Victoria Park Infant School has 203 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Victoria Park Infant School?

Victoria Park Infant School had 169 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Victoria Park Infant School?

At Victoria Park Infant School, the average class had 25 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Victoria Park Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Victoria Park Infant School missed 4.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.