Queen Victoria Primary School
- Queen Victoria Primary School
Queen Victoria Primary School is a community school situated in the town centre of Sedgley, West Midlands that educates children ages 3–11. Built in 1897, Queen Victoria was one of the first primary schools to take part in a government-sponsored initiative to extend school hours with additional programs beyond the traditional school day. The program is aimed at making better use of public resources for community benefit. Since the reconstruction of Roberts Primary School in 2000 it has been the oldest school building in Sedgley still in use.
The school's current head teacher is Mrs Anna Smith, who was appointed in 1999. Her predecessor was Mr Christopher Swaithes, who had been head at the school for 18 years prior to his retirement.
There are currentlywhen around 700 children, aged 3 to 11, on the school roll. According to a 2004 OFSTED report, the school was rated "very good" in inclusiveness, student attitudes, and health and safety; attendance was the only item rated as unsatisfactory.
New classrooms at the school were built in 2006 to replace mobile classrooms that had been at the school since the 1970s. The original 1897 building is still in existence. Another building dating from 1931 is also still standing.
The vast majority of the school's leavers move up to neighbouring Dormston School; in 1998, the entire Year 6 moved to Dormston.
From 1975 until 1990, the school also provided education to pupils aged 12 years, as this was the leaving age for primary school pupils in Dudley at the time.
The frontage of the school, on Bilston Street, is shown below in a fairly recent photograph.
References
* [http://www.queen-vic.dudley.gov.uk/ Queen Victoria Primary School website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/primary_schools/html/332_2149.stm Queen Victoria Primary School rankings] provided by the BBC News
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=103826 OFSTED report for Queen Victoria Primary School] (September 2003)
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