Voluntary aided school · Isle of Wight

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
118195URN

Ampthill Road, Ryde, PO33 1LJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 above Isle of Wight median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Isle of Wight

32 applications for 17 places · 10th of 30 in Isle of Wight

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Isle of Wight 51% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Isle of Wight median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 17 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2025 1.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2022 1.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
2014 2.5; 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	17	32	1.9	13	0.76
Sep 2025	18	22	1.2	17	0.94
Sep 2024	20	34	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2023	19	29	1.5	17	0.89
Sep 2022	21	23	1.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	21	34	1.6	19	0.90
Sep 2020	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2019	28	44	1.6	26	0.93
Sep 2018	28	40	1.4	23	0.82
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	60	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%21st of 35 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 51% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Isle of Wight 69% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Isle of Wight 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Isle of Wight 70% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Isle of Wight 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Isle of Wight 61% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Isle of Wight 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	10%	101	103
2023/24	67%	7%	104	104
2022/23	48%	0%	103	102

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde
0.3 km · Isle of Wight

2026

1.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Dover Park Primary School
0.7 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Haylands Primary School
1.8 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Greenmount Primary School
2.0 km · Isle of Wight

2026

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Nettlestone Primary School
2.6 km · Isle of Wight

Good2024

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Binstead Primary School
2.8 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Helens Primary School
4.0 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School
5.2 km · Isle of Wight

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118195 · 921/3310
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Ampthill Road, Ryde, PO33 1LJ
Local authority: Isle of Wight

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