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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118162

Newchurch Primary School

Community school · Sandown · PO36 0NL

Ages 5–11 · 209 pupils · Isle of Wight

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.21 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.21 · Competitive

1st preferences

34

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
58
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
111 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
5.7%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
The Federation of Nettlestone Primary and Newchurch Primary School
Headteacher
Miss Kirsty Howarth

Location

Address
School Lane, Newchurch
Postcode
PO36 0NL
Town
Sandown
County
Isle of Wight
Local authority
Isle of Wight
District
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight East
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Sandown, Isle of Wight, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.7%.

Open schools in Sandown
5
Primary schools in Sandown
3
Academies among open schools in Sandown
0% (0)
Open schools in PO36
5
Primary in PO36
3
Open schools in Isle of Wight LA
51
Primary in Isle of Wight LA
36

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SandownNear PO36

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Kirsty Howarth
Telephone
01983865210
Website
www.newchurchprimaryschool.co.uk

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