Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School
Vernham Dean, Andover, SP11 0JYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Andover for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. It ranks 7th of 22 primary schools in Andover. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 31 October 2023, report published 4 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 31 October 2023
Pupils love coming to this 'small school with a big heart'. They work hard in class and are eager to learn. They show the school's values of courage, creativity and compassion. Pupils of all ages play together very positively. They learn the importance of friendship and good communication. This helps maintain a genuinely calm and happy school community. The school has high expectations for all its pupils. Leaders have introduced a clear and precise curriculum that teachers are delivering well. This means pupils are achieving much better in all areas of the curriculum. This starts in their Reception Year and continues throughout. Pupils show good leadership qualities. School councillors, house captains and librarians are examples of roles in which pupils help make their school an even better place. Older pupils support younger pupils through the school's purposeful buddy system. Pupils appreciate the staff organising a range of clubs and trips that enhance their learning. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe in a range of situations. All this helps develop pupils' understanding of the wider world.
What the school should improve
- The school's curriculum in some subjects is new. In these subjects, pupils have not always studied a curriculum that identified the important knowledge they need to learn. Consequently, pupils are not secure in what they can remember in these subjects. The school should ensure that the new curriculum is implemented fully in order to help pupils learn and use important subject knowledge.
- In some subjects, staff do not systematically use the information about how well pupils have learned the curriculum to plan what to teach next. As a result, not all pupils achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers use the assessment information they gather to plan future learning opportunities more precisely.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
6 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
35 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Inkpen Primary School | 5 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Not published |
| Roman Way Primary School | 6 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 45% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Hickman
- Phone
- 01264737241
- Address
- Vernham Dean, Andover, SP11 0JY
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 116321
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.