Gatten and Lake Primary School
Oaklyn Gardens, Shanklin, PO37 7DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Day
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 118158
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983869910
About this school
Gatten and Lake Primary School is a community primary school in Shanklin. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gatten and Lake Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gatten and Lake Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Isle of Wight average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gatten and Lake Primary School compares
Gatten and Lake Primary School ranked 8th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 195 | — |
| Broadlea Primary School | 27% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | 40% | 5.1% | 26.3% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Newchurch Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 8% | 209 | 2.3 miles |
| Wroxall Primary School | 46% | 6.8% | 37.1% | 90 | 2.6 miles |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School | 40% | 12.7% | 46.5% | 96 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 13.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadlea Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sandown
-
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
Newchurch Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sandown
-
Wroxall Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ventnor
-
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Sandown
Other schools in Shanklin
Common questions
- What ages does Gatten and Lake Primary School teach?
- Gatten and Lake Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Shanklin.
- Who is the headteacher of Gatten and Lake Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gatten and Lake Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gatten and Lake Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gatten and Lake Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gatten and Lake Primary School?
- Gatten and Lake Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Gatten and Lake Primary School full?
- Gatten and Lake Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gatten and Lake Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gatten and Lake Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gatten and Lake Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gatten and Lake Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gatten and Lake Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gatten and Lake Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Gatten and Lake Primary School ranked 8th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gatten and Lake Primary School's absence rate?
- Gatten and Lake Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gatten and Lake Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gatten and Lake Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.