The Victory Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.628 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Victory Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Victory Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.628 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 8 of the 9 years with a published outcome; in 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.628 miles away.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 28.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 365 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this highly inclusive school.”
- “Staff have created a nurturing environment, so pupils feel safe and listened to.”
- “Pupils understand their emotions, and staff help pupils to feel calm and ready for learning.”
To improve
- “However, there are some aspects of the curriculum that the school is developing further.”
- “This aspect of the school’s work is still being embedded across the whole school.”
- “The school continues to work hard to improve some pupils’ attendance and punctuality, as these are not as high as the school would wish.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beacon View Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Medina Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portsdown Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stamshaw Junior School 2.2 mi Good
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) 2.2 mi Good
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Court Lane Infant Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published