Wroxall Primary School, Ventnor

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.6km)Possible (~2.2km)Unlikely (~2.9km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Tara Hopkinson
Pupils:90 / 175 capacity
LA:Isle of Wight
Phone:01983852290
Address:Castle Road, Wroxall, Ventnor, PO38 3DP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 1 July 2025View full report
URN:118173
UKPRN:10069528
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Isle of Wight East
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Wroxall Primary is a warm, welcoming school where your child will be happy and well cared for. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and the school has robust systems to ensure pupils make good progress in reading and mathematics, with particular attention to supporting children who need extra help. The school offers wonderful opportunities including residential trips and a focus on building children's confidence and resilience through its personal development programme.

Key Strengths

  • Strong phonics-based reading programme that helps pupils become fluent readers and develop a love of reading
  • Ambitious and coherent curriculum across all subjects that builds on children's early years learning
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND, identified quickly with appropriate curriculum adaptations
  • Positive behaviour culture with clear expectations (respectful, ready, safe) that most pupils uphold
  • Rich personal development programme including residential trips that build confidence and independence

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of effective systems to check how well pupils are learning in foundation subjects (non-English and maths subjects)
  • Subject leaders need stronger systems to evaluate whether curriculum is being delivered as intended in wider curriculum areas

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Residential trips (cultural, social and outdoor activities on Isle of Wight and London), adventure playground, visitors supporting water and road safety education

Wroxall Primary School is a welcoming and friendly community school where pupils are proud to learn. Since its last inspection, the school has improved significantly and now provides a good quality of education with high expectations for behaviour and academic outcomes.

At a Glance

43.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

31 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy94%
Well taught100%
Good progress97%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with10%
Kept informed97%
Handles concerns65%
Wider development97%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-11ppMaths-6ppWriting+15pp

Reading has declined from 78% to 67%. Maths has declined from 56% to 50%. Writing has improved from 56% to 71%.

Class Sizes

17.0

Avg class size

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Village Church (adj)
106m · 2 min walk
Manor Road (adjacent)
297m · 5 min walk
Appuldurcombe (adj)
324m · 5 min walk
Mountfield Road (opposite)
593m · 10 min walk
Cooks Castle Farm (nr)
677m · 11 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

51%

Available places

90 pupils

175 capacity

85 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Ventnor

Low pressure
New homes approved:235
Projected new pupils:59

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ventnor

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(9)

1 July 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
29 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
8 May 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.77554%

Overall absence

17.47573%

Persistent absence

103

Enrolments

Authorised4.70655%
Unauthorised2.06899%
Persistent (10%+)17.47573%
Severe (50%+)2.91262%

Absence trend

4.09934%
18/19
4.12609%
20/21
5.52837%
21/22
8.07149%
22/23
6.334%
23/24
6.77554%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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