Northwood Primary School

Primary · Isle of Wight · PO31 8PU · URN 139454

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-02-20Cohort 178

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 37 schools in Isle of Wight

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
50%
Isle of Wight 49.7%England 61%
In line with the area average of 49.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Isle of Wight 4.1%England 8%
4.1 percentage points below the area average of 4.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Isle of Wight 103.39England 105
In line with the area average of 103.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Isle of Wight 102.17England 105
In line with the area average of 102.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Isle of Wight 102.39England 105
1.4 below the area average of 102.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
7%
Isle of Wight 14.5%England 32%
7.5 percentage points below the area average of 14.5
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
64%
Isle of Wight 65.5%
1.5 percentage points below the area average of 65.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
64%
Isle of Wight 63.8%
In line with the area average of 63.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
61%
Isle of Wight 62.7%
1.7 percentage points below the area average of 62.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Isle of Wight 35
7.2 below the area average of 35.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Isle of Wight	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	50% Isle of Wight 49.7%England 61%	In line with the area average of 49.7	11 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Isle of Wight 4.1%England 8%	4.1 percentage points below the area average of 4.1	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Isle of Wight 103.39England 105	In line with the area average of 103.4	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Isle of Wight 102.17England 105	In line with the area average of 102.2	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Isle of Wight 102.39England 105	1.4 below the area average of 102.4	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	7% Isle of Wight 14.5%England 32%	7.5 percentage points below the area average of 14.5	25 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	64% Isle of Wight 65.5%	1.5 percentage points below the area average of 65.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	64% Isle of Wight 63.8%	In line with the area average of 63.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	61% Isle of Wight 62.7%	1.7 percentage points below the area average of 62.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Isle of Wight 35	7.2 below the area average of 35.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Isle of Wight · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 16.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 25.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 7% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 50% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Northwood Primary School Good at its inspection on 20/02/2024.
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