Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Andover, Hampshire·SP11 0JY
Composite score
43.6
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#9,643
National rank
#1441
In South East
#205
In Hampshire
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
10 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
0.83
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
17
any preference, for 12 places
Applications from another council area
24%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
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1 per place
1.0020220.7020230.7520240.7520250.832026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
34
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,366
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School

Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Andover, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 34 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 12 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 18.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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