Victory Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
116
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(04/05/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
69%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Elba Place
Rodney Road
London
SE17 1PT
02077035722

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Together with your deputy head teacher and governors, you have created a welcoming, friendly and calm environment. Your focused and motivated leadership is strongly supported by all adults in the school. Parents are very positive about the school and its focus on pupils’ well-being and safety. You have addressed the development points from your last inspection. Achievement in mathematics is a clear strength of the school. Pupils make significant progress in mathematics, resulting in a greater proportion leaving the school above national standards. Pupils are learning to edit and improve their writing and they speak confidently about their targets for improvement. This good practice has been extended and pupils have opportunities to develop speaking and writing across subjects. School monitoring records show improved and consistently strong teaching; my visits to classrooms support this view. Teaching has improved and most is now consistently good or better. Pupils are cared for well in a safe and positive learning environment. The school provides strong support for the more vulnerable pupils. Pupils are eager to learn and behave well in lessons and around the school. They are polite and well mannered. Pupils say that all staff care and help them if they are worried about anything. They enjoy school trips and the wider curriculum, especially music and art. Typically, pupils said, ‘teachers and the headteacher make learning fun by giving us challenges’. The pupils spoke confidently about improving their work and the strategies that the teachers use to help them. Year 6 pupils said that they want to go onto university as the trip to Cambridge University has inspired them to work hard. They say that bullying is rare but if it occurs the staff deal with it well and resolve any problems. The curriculum is organised well to offer pupils learning opportunities across all subjects. Pupils learn about fundamental British values, different faiths and religions. There are displays around the school to motivate pupils, for example photos of world leaders with inspirational quotations. Links are made between history and life in today’s world. The topic on the rainforest required pupils to compare and contrast different geographical regions. Pupils say that trips to different places of worship, the British Museum and school journeys make learning interesting and fun. The governing body has a clear understanding of its leadership role within the school. Governors visit the school frequently and attend meetings regularly. They receive appropriate training and provide strong support and challenge. They contribute effectively to the school community and are focused on school improvement and achieving the best outcomes for all pupils. The local authority senior advisor provides effective support and challenge and visits the school regularly. She knows the strengths of the school and areas for improvement. The leadership team work closely with the advisor to ensure good outcomes for pupils. Safeguarding is effective. The culture of safeguarding in the school is strong. The headteacher and deputy headteacher as the designated safeguarding lead officers have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements and records are of a high quality. Staff and governors receive annual training and regular updates about current safeguarding practice. All staff know how to recognise warning signs that a pupil may be at risk of harm and how to report their concerns. Records are comprehensive and show that swift action is taken should the need arise. The leadership team’s knowledge of families and pupils ensures that pupils are safe and well supported. Leaders with specific safeguarding responsibilities work closely with outside agencies to safeguard pupils. Pupils’ safety is of paramount importance and all staff are vigilant in their safeguarding duties. Pupils report that they feel safe at school. They speak confidently about keeping themselves safe on the internet and can explain what they should do if they are worried. They are able to explain the challenges of coming to school because of the road closures and regeneration work around the school. They said that road safety talks, assemblies and class lessons give them a good knowledge of how to keep safe. Inspection findings At the start of the inspection, we agreed the first line of enquiry would focus on leaders’ actions to improve standards in reading and writing. Not enough pupils made the progress required to meet the national standards in reading in 2017. Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and where improvement is needed. Leaders have rightly focused on improving reading and writing skills throughout the school. You and your leadership team have introduced changes to the teaching of reading. You have reviewed the books used in the school so pupils have a range of books to engage their interest, including popular fiction, well-known tales and non-fiction books. Guided reading sessions are taught every morning to support pupils’ comprehension and develop their vocabulary. Support for the high number of pupils who speak English as an additional language is focused on improving knowledge of vocabulary and improving reading skills. At Victory School, you have prioritised the early teaching of phonics. You have ensured that staff receive targeted training so the teaching of phonics is strong across the curriculum. Pupils enjoy reading and are able to identify how vocabulary choices engage the reader. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 are able to identify the characters, plot and setting. However, they say that they find it difficult to understand the implied meaning within some texts. Pupils in key stage 1 are able to read words using their knowledge of phonics. However, the two children who read to the inspector are not as confident in retelling or predicting what may happen in stories. Pupils’ vocabulary and understanding of new words is growing but there is more work to do in this area. Writing across the school has improved and pupils’ overall progress in 2017 was above national averages. Leaders have initiated many strategies to support writing across the curriculum. Pupils enjoy ‘talk for writing’ because they say that it helps them organise their ideas before they write. Pupils, especially those in Years 5 and 6, know how to improve their written work. Pupils attempt to use a range of punctuation and grammar to make their writing interesting. Pupils’ vocabulary choices are not always appropriate to their writing. Consequently, their writing does not always make sense. Inaccuracies in spelling are not addressed frequently enough to allow pupils to become more accurate. The second line of enquiry considered how leaders identified and supported pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities. The percentage of pupils in the school who receive support is double the national average. These pupils do not make as good progress as other pupils nationally. Leaders have identified a range of issues that have an impact on pupils’ learning and progress. They are aware of the social, emotional and behavioural difficulties that pupils experience. A well-considered programme of support and intervention is in place to address barriers to learning. Leaders regularly review and evaluate the effectiveness of support and the progress of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities. There are strong links with external agencies that provide support for pupils when appropriate to their needs. Current school information shows that reading progress for pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is being accelerated considerably. The school knows the needs of the pupils but is not sharp enough in analysing the barriers to learning across the curriculum. The final line of enquiry focused on the effectiveness of leaders’ actions in improving attendance and reducing persistent absence. The attendance for all groups is improving and attendance at present is above the national average. Persistent absence has been reduced considerably. The school employs a family liaison officer who works closely with families to ensure good attendance. The school uses the services of the local authority education welfare department to ensure that all pupils attend school regularly. Home-school agreements, signed at the start of the school year, remind parents of their responsibilities about attendance. Class reward systems encourage pupils to come to school. Assemblies and class lessons remind pupils that coming to school each day helps them to learn. The school’s actions have been very effective in this area and, as a result, current figures are broadly in line with attendance nationally. Next steps for the school Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that: pupils have opportunities to understand and use well-chosen vocabulary to improve the composition and effect of their writing inaccuracies in spelling are addressed to improve pupils’ writing. I am copying this letter to the acting chair of the governing body, the regional schools commissioner and the director of children’s services for Southwark. This letter will be published on the Ofsted website. Yours sincerely Frances Hawkes Ofsted Inspector Information about the inspection During the inspection I held meetings with you, the deputy headteacher, two subject leaders, two governors and the local authority senior advisor. I evaluated the work in pupils’ books with you and the deputy headteacher. I visited classes from Nursery to Year 6 with senior leaders to observe teaching and look at pupils’ work. I spoke to pupils in lessons and around the school. I also met with a group of pupils from the school council. I spoke informally to parents. I took account of the three parent responses to the Ofsted online survey, Parent View, and the four staff responses. I scrutinised documentation on the school’s website, the school’s self-evaluation documents and current performance information about pupils’ progress. Records about keeping pupils safe and pupils’ attendance were evaluated.

Victory Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>59, "strongly_agree"=>6, "agree"=>12, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>24} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>29, "strongly_agree"=>29, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>41, "agree"=>47, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>88, "no"=>12} UNLOCK Figures based on 17 responses up to 05-05-2023

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