Vernon Primary School
Clumber Road, Poynton, SK12 1NW
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 14 May 2024Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 87%·Maths 87%→All three 77%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 55
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 72
- How many got their first choice?
- 55of 72 (76.4%)
- How many applied in total?
- 140
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
6.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
206 girls, 176 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 77%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 60.0% | 0.0% | -2.4 | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| 2016/17 | 79.0% | 15.0% | -0.2 | -1.7 | -0.7 |
| 2017/18 | 65.0% | 10.0% | -3.2 | +1.4 | -2.6 |
| 2018/19 | 80.0% | 16.0% | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0% | 18.0% | +2.6 | +3.0 | +3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% | 14.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 77.0% | 15.0% | - | - | - |