Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #1 in Isle of Wight public Top 26% UK

Dover Park Primary School

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

person Mr JONATHAN KIRBY (Headteacher)

location_onRyde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BN

language Visit Website phone 01983562617

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

207

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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Dover Park Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ryde, Isle of Wight, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dover Park Primary School is a community school in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 36 primaries in Isle of Wight and #1,854 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

73%

LA 50%

Reading80% LA 66%

Writing80% LA 64%

Maths87% LA 63%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -1.1

-3.8 to 0.8

1.4

Write

LA -1.3

-0.8 to 3.6

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.4

-3.1 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 3.1

-0.7

Write

LA -0.9

-3.0 to 1.5

-0.1

Maths

LA -1.1

-2.2 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 54%

Reading82% LA 69%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths82% LA 65%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 3

-0.7

Write

LA -0.4

-2.8 to 1.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.6 to 1.4

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#1,854 / 14,159	#1	#3,612	#1
2024	#2,326 / 14,233	#1	#4,029	#1
2023	#5,907 / 13,940	#7	#4,613	#8,019
2019	#4,836 / 11,810	#3	#5,647	#6,414
2018	#4,460 / 10,972	#3	#4,335	#6,306

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 March 2024

Inspection Report

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10 October 2018

Inspection Report

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14 March 2018

Inspection Report

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28 June 2016

Inspection Report

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15 September 2014

Inspection Report

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10 June 2014

Inspection Report

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25 April 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2018-10-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2018-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2016-06-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

2014-06-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 207 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	3	1.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	213	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	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 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 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.

100%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

97%Positive

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

29%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree54%

agree43%

disagree4%

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

strongly agree79%

agree18%

disagree4%

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

strongly agree43%

agree14%

disagree11%

not applicable32%

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 agree64%

agree29%

don't know7%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree75%

agree21%

disagree4%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree71%

agree25%

disagree4%

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

strongly agree75%

agree25%

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

strongly agree75%

agree21%

disagree4%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree71%

agree21%

disagree4%

don't know4%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes96%

no4%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

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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