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Cowes Primary School

Primary

Isle of Wight · Cowes · PO31 8HF

Pupils
118
cap. 260
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
11 Feb 2020
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
28 Jun 2016
Short inspection
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8 Nov 2011
Full inspectionGood
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26 Mar 2009
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Isle of Wight. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
73%
+3pp
LA
51%
England
63%
73%58%43%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
0pp
LA
4%
England
8%
13%7%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
97%
Responses
35
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

9%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

98%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

51%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

82%

Q9. My child does well at this school

97%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

97%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

95%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

100%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

91%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

97%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 62%
SPAG higher standard
27%
LA AVG 15%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 103.51
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 102.16
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
118
cap. 260
295207118
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
LA AVG 20.31:1
26.021.617.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
21%
LA AVG 4.52%
21%13%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
14%
LA AVG 25.13%
21%15%10%
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SEN
19%
LA AVG 21.33%
22%15%8%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
16%
England
13%
19%11%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressEdinburgh Close, Cowes, PO31 8HF
Website
Telephone
Local authorityIsle of Wight
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£9922 spend / pupil£8029 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2573%13%118
2023/2470%13%148
2022/2343%0%-2.00-0.30-1.20183
2018/1957%8%-1.60-0.20+0.60248
2017/1846%4%-2.30-0.50-3.70279
2016/1756%0%+0.00-1.20-2.90295
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%60%80%20%93%27%87%80%110.0106.0106.019%
2023/2483%33%73%20%90%20%87%80%106.0107.0107.022%
2022/2360%6%63%6%66%6%74%69%101.0101.0102.022%
2018/1959%24%78%16%81%30%86%70%103.0105.0103.011%
2017/1865%25%75%27%54%8%83%71%103.0101.0104.011%
2016/1776%22%78%11%67%4%95%71%105.0102.0105.08%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2511817.919%21%14%5%13%
2023/2414817.222%21%10%6%19%
2022/2318321.822%13%14%6%18%
2021/2219521.418%7%21%6%13%
2020/2121626.08%6%21%
2018/1924820.311%5%16%4%5%
2017/1827921.611%6%16%4%8%
2016/1729521.58%7%15%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.