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EnglandSouth EastIsle of WightPO31 8DSGurnard Primary School
Primary

Gurnard Primary School

Primary

Isle of Wight · Cowes · PO31 8DS www.gurnardprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
414
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityIsle of Wight
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gurnard Primary School · Primary · Isle of Wight

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-9pp
71%67%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Baring Road, Cowes, PO31 8DS
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%78%37%73%5%72%25%87%58%107.0104.0103.014%414
2023/2471%0%85%34%76%5%81%29%88%64%106.0105.0103.011%420
2022/2369%3%81%25%92%10%76%25%90%75%105.0105.0103.0-0.40+1.50-0.1010%406
2018/1971%10%78%35%82%20%88%39%96%82%106.0108.0107.0+0.60-0.50+1.9010%372
2017/1869%8%83%27%87%27%92%21%94%77%105.0106.0105.0-0.70+0.50+0.5010%376
2016/1763%5%77%30%79%19%74%14%81%79%105.0103.0105.0-0.10-0.90-2.608%375

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
2024/2541422.214%5%8%5%11%
2023/2442022.711%5%6%5%10%
2022/2340621.510%6%7%5%10%
2021/2240023.89%7%7%5%8%
2020/2140827.99%6%7%
2018/1937220.310%5%4%3%5%
2017/1837621.510%4%4%3%3%
2016/1737522.98%2%6%4%6%

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