Vigo Primary School
Vigo Road, Andover, SP10 1JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Dance
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 586
- URN
- 115970
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264365166
About this school
Vigo Primary School is a community primary school in Andover. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 586 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 79 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 62% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 53% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Vigo Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 565 |
| 2023/24 | 580 |
| 2024/25 | 605 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vigo Primary School compares
Vigo Primary School ranked 257th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.6% | 34.7% | 586 | — |
| Andover Church of England Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.5% | 48.9% | 161 | 1.0 miles |
| The Knights Enham Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 61.7% | 173 | 1.0 miles |
| Roman Way Primary School | 45% | 5.9% | 40.2% | 208 | 1.1 miles |
| Endeavour Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.71%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 10.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Andover Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Andover
-
The Knights Enham Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Roman Way Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Endeavour Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Andover
Vigo Primary School ranks 16th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Vigo Primary School teach?
- Vigo Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Vigo Primary School?
- The headteacher of Vigo Primary School is Mrs Rachel Dance, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Vigo Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vigo Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Vigo Primary School?
- Vigo Primary School has 586 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Vigo Primary School full?
- Vigo Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 586 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Vigo Primary School a faith school?
- No. Vigo Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vigo Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Vigo Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Vigo Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Vigo Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Vigo Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vigo Primary School rank locally?
- Vigo Primary School ranked 257th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vigo Primary School's absence rate?
- Vigo Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vigo Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vigo Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.