New Avenue School
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Southampton, SO17 1XS
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Vermont School
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 7LT
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Independent
Phase
55
Capacity
5-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 53
- Boys
- 48 (91%)
- Girls
- 5 (9%)
- Capacity
- 55 (96% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 83.0%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 4.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £38,447/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 22.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 64.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 75.5%
- Mixed Other: 11.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.5%
- Black African: 3.8%
- White Other: 1.9%
75.5%
White British
11.3%
Mixed Other
7.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Vermont Close
Southampton, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116625
- UKPRN
- 10078276
- Establishment No.
- 7040
- Trust
- Aspire Community Trust
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