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Broadlea Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Isle of Wight

Newport Road, Sandown, PO36 9PE

Website 01983402403

59

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/10/2021

Application demand

79%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

21.4% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

242

Capacity used

Has space

60%

405 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

79%

1st preference success rate

30 of 38 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

58

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3830● 79%
2nd preference140● 0%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total583052%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
79%
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
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lynn Torrance
Address
Newport Road, Lake, Sandown, PO36 9PE
Phone
01983402403
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Ward / constituency
Lake South · Isle of Wight East
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
118175

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support14%——
48% boys (117)52% girls (125)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

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

242 pupils · 405 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 21

    05 October 2021

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 243 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
17%
21/22
20%
22/23
24%
23/24
21%
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 & maths59%——
Higher standard2%——
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 standard27%
-35% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard62%
-13% vs England
Higher standard16%
-17% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard27%
-45% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard57%
-17% vs England
Higher standard5%
-21% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

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

Primary results over time

622019552023592024272025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)27%61%
Higher standard0%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.