Newport Church of England Aided Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Hazel Close
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5GD
Phone 01983522826
Reference Number 118200

Newport Church of England Aided Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance, reflecting strong leadership and a nurturing, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has maintained its previous inspection grade of 'Good' and has continued to excel in various areas such as curriculum design and personal development. The supportive atmosphere encourages pupils to participate actively in their education and contributes to their happiness and well-being.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 300
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53%
Girls: 47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 19.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 14 35
2 20 23 43
3 24 21 45
4 28 18 46
5 22 22 44
6 25 21 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94%
White, Other 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 1%
African 1%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 28 Feb 2023
Date Report
28 Feb 2023 School inspection:
17 May 2017 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2015 Monitoring visit
23 Apr 2015 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2015 Monitoring visit
26 Nov 2014 Monitoring visit
24 Jun 2014 Monitoring visit
20 Jan 2014 Monitoring visit
19 Sep 2013 Monitoring visit
24 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
30 Sep 2009 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
20 May 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations set by leadership.
  • Nurturing and inclusive environment.
  • Strong engagement in personal development opportunities.
  • Well-designed and dynamic curriculum across subjects.
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements.
  • Pupils exhibit a deep love of reading.
  • Good support for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding.
  • Teaching in phonics is sometimes inconsistent.
  • Books do not always match the phonics knowledge of some young readers.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1
Writing -2.2
Maths -0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 28 5
Third Preference 16 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

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