News & events

We would like to remind all parents and pupils that Monday 1st June will take the form of an Inset Day and therefore school will NOT be open to pupils. We hope that you have all had a restful and enjoyable holiday and staff look forward to welcoming children and...

The votes are in! They have been independently counted and verified. The whole school gathered in the hall today, for a very special assembly to hear which Changemaker Party had been elected by pupils and staff at VPA. It had been a very tense couple of days for the...

The Governing Body, with the support of Sandwell Local Authority, is proposing that the school expands to accommodate more children. Our plan is that the school will grow over a seven year period into a three form entry primary school and the admission number will...

The school Health Nurse will be visiting VPA on Monday 27th April between 1.45 and 2.45pm. She will be available to privately discuss any health related issues concerning your child between these times. Please drop in and see her as no appointment is necessary.

Staff would like to welcome children, parents and members of the school community back to Victoria Park Academy, for an exciting Summer Term. There's lots planned for the children to get involved in. Look out for letters home detailing activities linked to new topics,...

One of Year 3's NICER curriculum challenges has been to create their very own pop-up museum! As part of this challenge staff and children visited Birmingham Museum back in February, on a fact finding mission. Their visit gave them an insight into how a museum is run....

The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths...

Thursday 5th March 2015 is World Book Day. World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide...

This week children from Reception have been busy working with our school chef, Mrs Thompson, to prepare and make a selection of café foods: heart shaped biscuits, pizzas and cheese twists. This is in preparation for their very own pop-up café! The children have been...