Vernon Terrace Primary School

Vernon Terrace Primary School is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' across all inspection categories. The school is noted for its inclusive environment where all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), receive necessary support and thrive. Leaders focus on encouraging enthusiastic learning and understanding diversity, which contributes to a positive school culture. Effective safeguarding procedures are in place, ensuring that all pupils feel safe and supported.

Strengths

• Inclusive school culture where all pupils are well cared for
• Strong provision for pupils with SEND, ensuring full inclusion
• High priority on teaching reading with a well-planned phonics programme
• Well-planned and sequenced early years curriculum
• Pupils actively engage in personal development and celebrate diversity
• Effective leadership that drives improvements and secures high standards
• Strong personal, social, and health education curriculum tailored for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Reading curriculum lacks clarity on expected interim milestones for pupils
• Some parts of the curriculum are in early stages of implementation
• Inconsistent recall of important curriculum content in some subjects

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 Vernon Terrace Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% 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, 5.0% of pupils at Vernon Terrace 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 Vernon Terrace Primary School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Vernon Terrace Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 5 pupils.

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 Vernon Terrace Primary School received £9,874 and spent £9,754 for each of its 225 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£230 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 Vernon Terrace Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Vernon Terrace Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Vernon Terrace Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Vernon Terrace Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Vernon Terrace Primary School have?

Vernon Terrace Primary School has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Vernon Terrace Primary School cover?

Vernon Terrace Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Vernon Terrace Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Vernon Terrace Primary School?

Vernon Terrace Primary School is at Vernon Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5HE.