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Niton Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Isle of Wight

School Lane, Ventnor, PO38 2BP

Website 01983730209

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

16.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

194

Capacity used

Nearly full

92%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

24

Places offered

36

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference70● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total362467%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
88%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Isle of Wight lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Duncan Mills
Address
School Lane, Niton, Ventnor, PO38 2BP
Phone
01983730209
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Ward / constituency
Chale, Niton & Shorwell · Isle of Wight West
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
118165

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support13%——
56% boys (109)44% girls (85)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

194 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    22 June 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
13%
21/22
16%
22/23
18%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths68%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard11%
+3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard82%
+7% vs England
Higher standard39%
+6% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard18%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard14%
-16% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019652023682024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard11%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Isle of Wight council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.