St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy

St Blasius Shanklin Church of England Primary Academy is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school has experienced some turbulence with staff changes, but strong leadership from the new executive principal and support from the trust are driving improvements in the quality of education. Notably, pupils demonstrate exemplary behavior and a commitment to learning, aided by strong adult-pupil relationships and a focus on core values. The curriculum is evolving well, particularly in reading and mathematics, with effective phonics teaching and individualized support for pupils with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between adults and pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and engagement.
• Effective support for early reading with well-trained staff.
• Strong leadership with a clear vision for improvement.
• Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support alongside their peers.
• Pupils develop a love for reading through diverse texts.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in subjects beyond reading and mathematics is still new.
• Systems for checking on pupils’ learning are not fully embedded.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy received £7,201 and spent £6,833 for each of its 186 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £124,000 (£665 per pupil).

Across all 28 schools of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, income was £7,049 and spending £7,093 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, which runs 28 schools. The nearest others:

• St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy Ventnor
• Lanesend Primary School Cowes
• St Columba CE Primary School Fareham
• St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Chichester
• St. Joseph's Infant School Chichester
• The March CofE Primary School Chichester
• St James' Church of England Primary Academy Bournemouth
• Heene CofE Primary School Worthing
• St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Shoreham-By-Sea
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Crawley

What is St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy have?

St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy cover?

St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy?

St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy is at Albert Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7LY.