Victoria Park Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Victoria Park Primary School is a “highly inclusive school, where everyone is valued,” characterised by “kind and respectful children.” The report highlights “highly effective leadership” and notes that children are making “very good progress” in core subjects, with the school demonstrating the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• “Kind and respectful children who learn and play together in a highly inclusive school, where everyone is valued.”
• “The highly effective leadership of the headteacher,” who leads a dedicated team engaging in professional learning that is “improving children’s experiences, learning and achievements.”
• Children are “making very good progress in English language, literacy and numeracy and mathematics,” with those learning English as an additional language making “strong progress in developing English vocabulary.”
• A “strong approach to ensuring all children participate in learning and achieve success,” including “removing any barriers to learning” and providing good support for newly arrived families.

Areas to improve

• “Continue to improve approaches to learning, teaching and assessment,” specifically by “developing opportunities for children to become more independent and creative in their learning.”
• “Review and refresh the curriculum to offer children a wider range of relevant learning experiences in the classroom and the wider community.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school has a “strong approach to ensuring all children participate in learning and achieve success,” which includes “removing any barriers to learning and ensuring everyone who needs help can access appropriate support.”