Vermont School, Southampton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Vermont School excels at creating a caring, nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and build positive relationships with trusted adults. The school has made real progress in managing pupil behaviour, with fewer suspensions and incidents. Pupils benefit from enjoyable enrichment activities during lunch and access to community facilities like the local swimming pool.
Key Strengths
- Staff build warm, trusting relationships with pupils and provide good emotional support
- Behaviour management systems have improved with reduced suspensions and violent incidents
- Pupils enjoy lunchtime clubs including popular card trading and water confidence sessions at a local pool
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum lacks structure and ambition with unclear sequencing of what pupils should learn
- Teaching of reading is not systematic and pupils lack access to decodable books
- Assessment procedures are weak, so the school cannot clearly track how well pupils are learning
- Behaviour systems are not consistently applied by all staff
- Significant staff turnover has disrupted training and professional development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Card trading club, lunchtime games, nature observation, water confidence sessions at local swimming pool, student council, school assemblies with pupil roles
Vermont School is a special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs where all pupils have education, health and care plans. While staff show kindness and care, the school's curriculum lacks ambition and structure, leaving pupils unprepared for their next educational steps.
At a Glance
75.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 11% to 17%. Maths has improved from 0% to 11%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
54 pupils
55 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southampton
Admissions Demand - Southampton
Places available
2,570
Applications
2,524
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
93.3%
Secondary admissions across Southampton (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
22.46691%
Overall absence
64.40678%
Persistent absence
59
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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