Newchurch Primary School
School Lane, Newchurch, Sandown, PO36 0NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsty Howarth
- Federation
- The Federation of Nettlestone Primary and Newchurch Primary School
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 118162
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983865210
About this school
Newchurch Primary School is a community primary school in Sandown. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 52% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 52% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Newchurch 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 | 40% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newchurch Primary School compares
Newchurch Primary School ranked 11th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.6% | 8% | 209 | — |
| Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 17.4% | 56 | 1.8 miles |
| Broadlea Primary School | 27% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 242 | 1.8 miles |
| Gatten and Lake Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 195 | 2.3 miles |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | 40% | 5.1% | 26.3% | 181 | 2.7 miles |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School | 40% | 12.7% | 46.5% | 96 | 2.9 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)
- 7.98%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 2.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Broadlea Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sandown
-
Gatten and Lake Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Sandown
Other schools in Sandown
- Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Broadlea Primary School Primary
- The Bay Church of England School All-through
- Forest Edge School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Newchurch Primary School teach?
- Newchurch Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandown.
- Who is the headteacher of Newchurch Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newchurch Primary School is Miss Kirsty Howarth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newchurch Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newchurch 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 big is Newchurch Primary School?
- Newchurch Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Newchurch Primary School full?
- Newchurch Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Newchurch Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newchurch Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newchurch Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newchurch Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Newchurch Primary School?
- Newchurch Primary School is part of the The Federation of Nettlestone Primary and Newchurch Primary School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newchurch Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newchurch Primary School rank locally?
- Newchurch Primary School ranked 11th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newchurch Primary School's absence rate?
- Newchurch Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newchurch Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newchurch 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.