Victoria Park Primary is a primary school located in Smethwick. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ballot Street, Smethwick, B66 3HH
Website: www.victoriaparkacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01215588701
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Reed
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138033

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 642
Number of Boys: 338
Number of Girls: 304

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 2
Maths
N/A: 1.5 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Primary
Ballot Street , B66 3HH
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Windmill Lane , B66 3LX
3out of 4 350 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Messenger Road , B66 3DU
3out of 4 583 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cape Primary School
Cape Hill , B66 4SH
2out of 4 648 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crocketts Community Primary School
Coopers Lane , B67 7DW
4out of 4 734 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 816 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 1,778 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN
4out of 4 2,093 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 2,161 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 2,211 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,839 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 1,200 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 1,784 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 2,279 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School
Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY
- not rated 2,362 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH
4out of 4 2,375 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.