Vermont School

  • Special
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 5 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement

Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 7LTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Vermont School is a special school in Southampton for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 10 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Met

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

18 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 62 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score94

94, 12 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score96

96, 9 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score94

94, 11 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

54 pupils on roll, with places for 55

Eligible for free school meals75.9%

75.9%, 49.4 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.7%

3.7%, 17.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Vermont School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Great Oaks School0.1 milesOfsted: OutstandingAttainment 8: 1.0
Rosewood Free School0.8 milesOfsted: OutstandingNot published
New Avenue School2 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
The Polygon School2 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standardAttainment 8: 2.4
The Cedar School2 milesOfsted: Good0% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Foundation special school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Trust
Aspire Community Trust
Age range
5 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Moss (Interim Head of School)
Address
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 7LT
Local authority
Southampton
URN
116625

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.