St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ryde
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary's excels at developing well-rounded, caring individuals who understand the importance of kindness and inclusion. The school has successfully embedded strong phonics teaching and reading skills, while offering an impressive range of enrichment activities that help pupils discover and develop their talents. Staff have high expectations and create a calm, purposeful environment where pupils work conscientiously and support one another.
Key Strengths
- Pupils show exceptional character development and strong sense of responsibility through ambassador roles and community involvement
- Phonics programme is well-embedded with most pupils reading fluently and confidently by end of Key Stage 1
- Comprehensive programme for wider development including debates, outdoor learning, musical and sporting opportunities
- Swift identification and support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to access the same curriculum as peers
- Calm, purposeful learning environment with well-established routines and mature pupil behaviour
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects and early years, the important knowledge pupils should learn is not defined clearly enough, making it harder for teachers to teach with precision
- Systems to check what pupils know are not used effectively in all subjects, meaning some pupils don't understand key knowledge securely before moving on to new content
- Some pupils do not attend as regularly as they should, although the school is taking action to improve this
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being ambassadors, music ambassadors, chaplaincy ambassadors, weekly debates, outdoor learning, musical options, sporting options, creative options
St Mary's is a warm and welcoming Catholic primary school where pupils demonstrate the school's mission of 'live, love, believe' through kindness, respect and equality. The school has made significant improvements since its last inspection and now provides good quality education with outstanding personal development opportunities.
At a Glance
19.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
38 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 55%. Maths has declined from 73% to 69%. Writing has declined from 77% to 66%.
Class Sizes
23.9
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
182 pupils
210 capacity
28 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ryde
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Admissions Demand - Isle of Wight
Places available
1,299
Applications
998
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
97.8%
Primary admissions across Isle of Wight (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.39056%
Overall absence
21.21212%
Persistent absence
165
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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