Victoria Park

Summary

Victoria Park (E02002578) is part of Halton local authority (view on map). Victoria Park has an approximate population of 8,400 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Victoria Park neighbours Farnworth, Upton Rocks, Halton View, Ditton, Widnes Riverside, and Hale Bank.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Victoria Park is the 6th least deprived area in Halton (out of 16) with 34% of children living in low-income families, compared to 43% across Halton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Victoria Park, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 39% in Halton and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Victoria Park % in Halton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 39% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 61% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Victoria Park, 15% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Halton, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Victoria Park % in Halton % in England
No special educational needs 84% 77% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Victoria Park, 7% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 9% in Halton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Victoria Park % in Halton % in England
White 91% 91% 67%
Asian 1% 1% 14%
Black 1% 1% 7%
Mixed 4% 4% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Victoria Park with English as an additional language is 5%, compared with 6% in Halton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Victoria Park % in Halton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5% 6% 22%
Known or believed to be English 94% 94% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Victoria Park has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Victoria Park
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Victoria Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Victoria Park has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Victoria Park
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Victoria Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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