Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 20 January 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
- 6 June 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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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 entry27 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2025 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2023 1.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2022 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
- 2021 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2020 1.9; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2019 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
- 2018 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.7
- 2017 2.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
- 2016 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Isle of Wight median median 1.9
- 2014 2.2; 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 | 18 | 27 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 30 | 1.7 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 19 | 21 | 1.1 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 11 | 17 | 1.6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 48 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 22 | 47 | 2.1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 37 | 1.23 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 65% · Writing 61% · Maths 58% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Isle of Wight median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35% | 0% | 102 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 0% | 103 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 29% | 0% | 100 | 99 |
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
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Isle of WightGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Isle of WightGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Isle of WightGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Isle of WightGood20242.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · Isle of WightStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · Isle of WightGood20241.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · Isle of WightGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place
- 6.9 km · Isle of WightGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 118198 · 921/3313
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 148 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Millfield Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6AS
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources