Nettlestone Primary School, Seaview
Nettlestone Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Seaview. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 36 schools in Isle of Wight with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Isle of Wight (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Nettlestone Primary School in detail
Nettlestone Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Nettlestone Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 67% and 64% in Isle of Wight and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Nettlestone Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Nettlestone Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Nettlestone Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nettlestone Primary School are St Helens Primary School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 47% maths); Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 59% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, 55% reading, 69% maths); and Dover Park Primary School (2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths).
Nettlestone Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Helens Primary SchoolOakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, RydeSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolDover Park Primary School
Who goes there
10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 5 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Smallbrook Junction Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nettlestone Green (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Isle of Wight (125).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Nettlestone Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils appreciate the school values that are known as 'mission possibles'. The five missions are interwoven across all areas of school life and are used to teach pupils essential life skills, such as respect, resilience and making healthy choices. This helps pupils to make meaningful, appropriate decisions and understand how to behave as expected. As a result, pupils' behaviour is positive across the school and Year 6 leave well prepared for their next stage of education.
This is a caring school. Starting in the early years, relationships between adults and pupils are kind and respectful. This helps pupils to feel safe. The school has high ambitions for pupils' achievement. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are supported well by adults in lessons, who help them to learn well across the curriculum.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum that is interesting and well sequenced. The school adapts the curriculum carefully to the context of the island location. Staff plan engaging trips and visits to embed and enrich the key learning. In all subjects, staff have identified the most important knowledge that pupils need to learn from Year 1 onwards. This is still developing in the early years. The school has worked with the federation to ensure that staff have the training and resources to deliver the curriculum.
Teaching is effective. The school has ensured that staff have the expert subject knowledge they need. Teachers provide clear explanations, which means that pupils do not develop misconceptions. They design activities that help pupils to revisit previous learning before they introduce the next step. In some subjects, staff do not check pupils' understanding with sufficient accuracy. As a result, in these subjects, pupils' recall is variable.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
10.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 59% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Nettlestone Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Isle of Wight is 10 (the median across 51 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Nettlestone Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
196 pupils
210 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Seaview
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Seaview
Across Isle of Wight council
Places available
1,328
Applications
931
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Isle of Wight council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
11.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
215
Total Pupils
98
Boys
117
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
23.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,768
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,358
Per pupil
£1156k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Nettlestone Primary School
What are SATs results like at Nettlestone Primary School?
Of the pupils at Nettlestone Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 66% did so in maths.
What is Nettlestone Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Nettlestone Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Nettlestone Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Nettlestone Primary School is oversubscribed, Isle of Wight allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Nettlestone Primary School?
Nettlestone Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Nettlestone Primary School?
Classes at Nettlestone Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Nettlestone Primary School?
Nettlestone Primary School has around 215 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Nettlestone Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Nettlestone Primary School in 2024/25. 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Nettlestone Primary School?
Apply through Isle of Wight's coordinated admissions process, naming Nettlestone Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Nettlestone Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Isle of Wight is 10 (the median across 51 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Nettlestone Primary School?
Nettlestone Primary School is at Nettlestone Green, Seaview, Isle of Wight, PO34 5DY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)