SCHOOL PROFILE

Victoria Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145018
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 401 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Nottingham
Trust NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 289 269 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 149 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 140 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.4%
21.6 pts above England
School 46.4%
Nottingham 36.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.2%
29.9 pts above England
School 50.2%
Nottingham 36.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Nottingham 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
23.9%
69
Indian
11.8%
34
Pakistani
11.1%
32
African
10.0%
29
Any other ethnic group
9.7%
28
White and Black Caribbean
8.3%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.2% 44 of 289 pupils
5.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Nottingham 18.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.5% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Speech, language & communication 12
No specialist assessment yet 6
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Vision impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Nottingham 58.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Nottingham 69.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Nottingham 68.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Nottingham 68.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.21 pts higher than England
School 6.42%
Nottingham 6.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 14.34%
Nottingham 18.73%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.15%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.35 pts higher than England
School 2.15%
Nottingham 2.30%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.1% 16.1 pts below England
Victoria Primary School
72.1%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information