Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #23 in Isle of Wight public Top 84% UK

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Margaret Sanderson

location_onRyde, PO33 1LJ

language Visit Website phone 1983562000

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

178

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Ryde, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ryde, Isle of Wight, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 167 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 35 primaries in Isle of Wight and #12,121 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

48%

LA 50%

Reading55% LA 66%

Writing66% LA 64%

Maths69% LA 63%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -1.1

-2.8 to 1.8

-2.8

Write

LA -1.3

-5.0 to -0.6

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.7 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-3.3 to 2.1

-0.6

Write

LA -0.9

-3.1 to 1.9

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.2 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 54%

Reading74% LA 69%

Writing56% LA 72%

Maths48% LA 65%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.6

-3.9 to 0.7

-4.2

Write

LA -0.4

-6.4 to -2

-4.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-6.3 to -2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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22 July 2024

Inspection Report

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08 November 2022

Inspection Report

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02 April 2019

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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22 June 2011

Inspection Report

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09 October 2007

Inspection Report

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02 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 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.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2022-11-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-04-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-11-06

None Legacy

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

0.0%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 167 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)	167	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	165	2	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	187	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	185	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	181	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	178	1	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	188	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	194	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	185	2	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	188	2	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 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.

86.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

86.0%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 agree62%

agree24%

disagree3%

strongly disagree7%

don't know3%

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

strongly agree66%

agree24%

disagree7%

strongly disagree3%

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

strongly agree59%

agree10%

disagree3%

strongly disagree10%

not applicable17%

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

yes34%

no66%

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

strongly agree60%

agree30%

disagree10%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree66%

agree21%

disagree10%

strongly disagree3%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree69%

agree17%

disagree3%

strongly disagree10%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree66%

agree24%

disagree10%

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

strongly agree72%

agree17%

disagree7%

don't know3%

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

strongly agree76%

agree21%

disagree3%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree59%

agree24%

disagree7%

strongly disagree7%

don't know3%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes86%

no14%

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Good

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Good

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Outstanding

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Newport Church of England Aided Primary School

Good

location_on Newport, PO30 5GD

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Good

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Good

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

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.

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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