Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School

Vernham Dean Gillum’s Church of England Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas after previous challenges that saw it rated as needing improvement. The school has implemented a clear and effective curriculum that engages pupils and supports their learning from the early years through to the end of primary school. The positive school environment is evident, with pupils demonstrating enthusiasm for learning, strong friendships, and good behavior, coupled with commendable support systems for their personal development. This inspection marks the first routine assessment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also been taken into account by the inspectors.

Strengths

• Strong curriculum adapted effectively to enhance education quality.
• Positive school environment fostering good behavior and relationships.
• High expectations for all pupils with effective pastoral support.
• Pupils show good leadership qualities through various roles.
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading with a successful phonics program.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in pupils' learning due to recent curriculum changes.
• Teachers are not fully utilizing assessment information to inform future teaching.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.3% of pupils at Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School received £12,029 and spent £12,939 for each of its 35 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £65,000 (£1,868 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School have?

Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School has 35 pupils on roll.

What age range does Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School cover?

Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School?

Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School is at Vernham Dean, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0JY.