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Vigo Village School

Community school · Gravesend · DA13 0RL

Ages 4–11 · 134 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
116

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
34
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill64%

134 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
134
Boys / girls
64 / 70
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
134 / 210 (64%)
Free school meals
21.6%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Roger Barber

Location

Address
Erskine Road, Vigo Village, Meopham
Postcode
DA13 0RL
Town
Gravesend
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gravesend, Kent, 134 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.6%.

Open schools in Gravesend
40
Primary schools in Gravesend
25
Academies among open schools in Gravesend
55% (22)
Open schools in DA13
7
Primary in DA13
5
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GravesendNear DA13

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Roger Barber
Telephone
01732823144
Website
http://www.vigo.kent.sch.uk

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