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Vigo Primary School

Test Valley, SP10 1JZPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2022
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
58 1st-choice / 69 places
Ranking
#9,865
of 13,686 nationally

About Vigo Primary School

Vigo Primary School sits within the Hampshire local authority, a large county with 425 primary schools, and ranks 215th among them. In the Test Valley area specifically, it places 26th out of 40 primaries, putting it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the same LA include Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, and St Faith's Church of England Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Portway Infant School, 2. 9 kilometres away. Vigo itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in October 2022, a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2019, when it was judged Requires Improvement. Under headteacher Rachel Dance, the school now holds Good ratings across all five inspected categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressVigo Road, Andover, Test Valley, SP10 1JZ
HeadteacherRachel Dance
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils605
Free School Meals (FSM)34.5%
School Capacity605 / 630 (96% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Oct 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Vigo Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.