Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Andover, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Andover, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant for 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 204 of the 315 other Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 17 Reception applications in 2026, 4 (24%) came from families living outside Hampshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Vernham Dean, Andover, SP11 0JY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 35 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “However, because the curriculum enhancements are recent, some gaps in pupils’ learning remain.”
- “Teachers are not fully aware of what pupils have learned in the past.”
- “To address this, the school has recently implemented new ways for teachers to check pupils’ learning, but these have not had the impact that the school wants yet.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roman Way Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Endeavour Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary Bourne Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Knights Enham Junior School 5.7 mi Not judged
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published