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Victoria Park Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Nicholas Bailey

corporate_fareCATHEDRAL SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onBristol, BS3 4QS

language Visit Website phone 1179030343

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

416

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Victoria Park Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Victoria Park Primary School is an academy converter in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 405 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #9,123 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 55%

Reading71% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 64%

Maths75% LA 67%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading81% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading74% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 2.0

-0.9

Write

LA -1.1

-2.5 to 0.6

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.0 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 1.2

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-3.2 to -0.3

1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%

Reading92% LA 69%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA -0.3

2.4 to 5.4

Write

LA 0.2

0.5 to 3.5

3.2

Maths

LA -0.3

1.8 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-01-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-05-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 405 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	405	2	0.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	405	9	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	409	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	414	12	2.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	412	8	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	416	7	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	419	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Physical Disability 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils