Voluntary aided school · Isle of Wight

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118192URN

New Road, Brighstone, Newport, PO30 4BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 above Isle of Wight median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

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24 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Isle of Wight 51% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Isle of Wight median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

24 applications · 11 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2022 2.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 2.0

This school
Isle of Wight median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	24	2.2	16	1.45
Sep 2025	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2024	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2023	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2022	5	14	2.8	5	1.00
Sep 2021	8	14	1.8	8	1.00
Sep 2020	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2019	16	21	1.3	15	0.94
Sep 2018	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2017	16	20	1.3	14	0.88
Sep 2016	14	24	1.7	11	0.79
Sep 2015	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2014	23	35	1.5	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 54% · Maths 46% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%29th of 35 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 51% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Isle of Wight 69% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Isle of Wight 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Isle of Wight 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Isle of Wight 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Isle of Wight 61% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Isle of Wight 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Isle of Wight median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	103	102
2023/24	43%	0%	106	103
2022/23	63%	0%	106	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Shalfleet Church of England Primary School
7.1 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
8.1 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School
8.4 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Nine Acres Primary School
9.0 km · Isle of Wight

Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School
9.0 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy
9.7 km · Isle of Wight

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Godshill Primary School
9.8 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School
10.0 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118192 · 921/3300
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: New Road, Brighstone, Newport, PO30 4BB
Local authority: Isle of Wight

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources