Vigo Village School
Erskine Road, Vigo Village, Gravesend, DA13 0RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Roger Barber
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 118487
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732823144
About this school
Vigo Village School is a community primary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 134 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Vigo Village School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 37% | 75% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Village 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 122 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vigo Village School compares
Vigo Village School ranked 138th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 134 | — |
| Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 90 | 0.9 miles |
| Culverstone Green Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| Ryarsh Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 11% | 209 | 2.0 miles |
| St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 21.2% | 195 | 2.5 miles |
| Offham Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 9% | 201 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.08%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 6.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Culverstone Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Ryarsh Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Offham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
Other schools in Gravesend
Vigo Village School ranks 7th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Vigo Village School teach?
- Vigo Village School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Vigo Village School?
- The headteacher of Vigo Village School is Mr Roger Barber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vigo Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vigo Village 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 many pupils are at Vigo Village School?
- Vigo Village School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Vigo Village School full?
- Vigo Village School has capacity for 210 pupils and 134 on roll (64%), 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 Village School a faith school?
- No. Vigo Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vigo Village School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Vigo Village School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Vigo Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Village School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Vigo Village School ranked 138th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 Village School's absence rate?
- Vigo Village School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vigo Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vigo Village 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.