Greenmount Primary School, Ryde

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~656m)Possible (~937m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rebecca Day
Pupils:280 / 432 capacity
LA:Isle of Wight
Phone:01983562165
Address:St Vincents Road, Ryde, PO33 3PT
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:118177
UKPRN:10072998
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Isle of Wight East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The school creates a calm, inclusive environment where pupils develop strong personal and social skills. Staff prioritise pupil wellbeing and pastoral support, helping families facing hardship. Early years provision is particularly strong, with a nurturing approach that helps young children develop independence and confidence.

Key Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding culture with clear procedures and pupil awareness
  • Effective personal development and wellbeing programme building pupil confidence and resilience
  • Improving attendance through targeted support and strong leadership
  • Calm, orderly school environment with low exclusion rates and effective behaviour management
  • Well-organised early years provision with warm, nurturing care

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupil achievement at key stage 2 remains significantly below national averages
  • Inconsistent teaching quality across the curriculum, particularly in foundation subjects
  • Gaps in older pupils' knowledge, especially in transcription and mathematics
  • Variable quality of individual education plans and classroom adaptations for pupils with additional needs
  • Uneven provision in the specially resourced provision for pupils with SEND

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met with an open, positive culture where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs tailored to pupil interests and needs, community engagement activities, links with local care home, toy-swap event, playtime and social development programmes

Greenmount Primary School is working to improve pupil achievement, which has been significantly below national averages. Leaders have identified key weaknesses and are taking action, but improvements are still at an early stage.

At a Glance

31.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-9ppMaths-15ppWriting-28pp

Reading has declined from 69% to 60%. Maths has declined from 62% to 47%. Writing has declined from 76% to 48%.

Class Sizes

28.9

Avg class size

29.0

KS2

9

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Greenmount Primary (opp)
127m · 2 min walk
Maybrick Road (opp)
218m · 4 min walk
St Vincents (adjacent)
296m · 5 min walk
Wellington Road (N-bound)
302m · 5 min walk
Ryde Academy (opp)
306m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

280 pupils

432 capacity

152 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Ryde

Low pressure
New homes approved:353
Projected new pupils:88

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ryde

Admissions Demand - Isle of Wight

Low demand0.77x oversubscription

Places available

1,299

Applications

998

Got 1st preference

91.6%

Got preferred school

97.8%

Primary admissions across Isle of Wight (2025/26)

Inspection History(110)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.99803%

Overall absence

19.10828%

Persistent absence

314

Enrolments

Authorised5.22878%
Unauthorised1.76924%
Persistent (10%+)19.10828%
Severe (50%+)1.59236%

Absence trend

4.15258%
18/19
4.05143%
20/21
6.44004%
21/22
7.70205%
22/23
6.99207%
23/24
6.99803%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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