Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #33 in Isle of Wight public Top 91% UK

Hunnyhill Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lisa Steedman

location_onNewport, PO30 5SH

language Visit Website phone 1983522506

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

409

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Expected Standard

35%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Hunnyhill Primary School is a Community school primary school in Newport, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hunnyhill Primary School is a community school in Newport, Isle of Wight, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 411 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 39 primaries in Isle of Wight and #13,970 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 16.9%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 50%

Reading52% LA 66%

Writing62% LA 64%

Maths45% LA 63%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading66% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths39% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing43% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -1.1

-3.4 to -0.1

-5.1

Write

LA -1.3

-6.7 to -3.5

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.4

-5.3 to -2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.4

-3.7 to 0.5

-0.1

Write

LA -0.9

-2.0 to 1.9

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.1

-2.4 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 54%

Reading74% LA 69%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths66% LA 65%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 1.7

1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 3.5

-1.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-3 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 July 2025

Inspection Report

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27 September 2022

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2013

Inspection Report

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28 June 2010

Inspection Report

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09 May 2007

Inspection Report

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12 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-07-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

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Detailed scores are not available for this record type.

2022-09-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-04-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 411 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	411	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	393	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	406	4	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	405	3	0.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	397	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	3	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	404	3	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	401	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	384	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	354	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	317	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	318	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	332	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	334	4	1.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

97.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

95.0%Positive

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

14.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree43%

agree41%

disagree16%

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

strongly agree65%

agree30%

disagree3%

strongly disagree3%

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

strongly agree38%

agree32%

disagree8%

strongly disagree3%

don't know3%

not applicable16%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree41%

agree35%

disagree5%

strongly disagree3%

don't know16%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree57%

agree32%

disagree5%

don't know5%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree43%

agree46%

disagree8%

strongly disagree3%

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

strongly agree51%

agree43%

don't know5%

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

strongly agree73%

agree19%

disagree3%

don't know5%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree46%

agree24%

disagree11%

strongly disagree3%

don't know16%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes92%

no8%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

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

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

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

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

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

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

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

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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