Victoria Park Council School (mixed), Henshaw Street, Stretford opened on the 4th September 1905 for 600 children. It was enlarged in 1907 to accommodate 804. The average attendance was 728. The headmaster was Charles Mottram with Miss L.Bilkey mistress. The school superseded the Wesleyan school on Edge Lane.Reference to use by the Red Cross of the school during First World War in STR/1/2/2/19 pp38, 41 18/05/1915
