Academy converter · Nottingham

Victoria Primary School

2–11Ages
289Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145018URN

Ainsworth Drive, The Meadows, Nottingham, NG2 1FX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

42 applications for 21 places · 20th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Nottingham median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

42 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Victoria Primary School (URN 141664), Riverside Primary School and Early Years Unit (URN 134843), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	42	2.0	20	0.95
Sep 2025	21	47	2.2	17	0.81
Sep 2024	26	48	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2023	25	43	1.7	18	0.72
Sep 2022	19	41	2.2	18	0.95
Sep 2021	34	52	1.5	30	0.88
Sep 2020	22	49	2.2	21	0.95
Sep 2019	42	65	1.6	35	0.83
Sep 2018	34	77	2.3	30	0.88
Sep 2017 *	25	40	1.6	16	0.64
Sep 2016 *	39	61	1.6	26	0.67
Sep 2015 *	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	46	79	1.7	27	0.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 60% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%57th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	16%	103	103
2023/24	35%	2%	103	103
2022/23	44%	5%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Victoria Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Nottingham

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Welbeck Primary School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Edna G. Olds Academy
1.5 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
West Bridgford Infant School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

3.6applications per place
William Booth Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145018 · 892/2018
Trust: Nova Education Trust
Capacity: 401 pupils · 289 on roll
Free school meals: 48.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Victoria Primary School (URN 141664); Riverside Primary School and Early Years Unit (URN 134843)
Address: Ainsworth Drive, The Meadows, Nottingham, NG2 1FX
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources