Nine Acres Primary School
South View, Newport, PO30 1QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rosie McDonald
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 118164
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983522984
About this school
Nine Acres Primary School is a community primary school in Newport. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nine Acres 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 56 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 59% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Nine Acres 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 | 70% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 409 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nine Acres Primary School compares
Nine Acres Primary School ranked 6th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.8% | 27.5% | 419 | — |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 20.3% | 300 | 0.4 miles |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 27% | 351 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 37% | 7.6% | 15.4% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| Barton Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 39.7% | 239 | 0.7 miles |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | — | — | — | 406 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
- 10 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report17 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.47%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 13.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newport
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Barton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newport
Other schools in Newport
Nine Acres Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Newport.
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Barton Primary School Primary
- Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy Primary
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerfields Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke College Secondary
- Christ The King College Secondary
- Medina College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Nine Acres Primary School teach?
- Nine Acres Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of Nine Acres Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nine Acres Primary School is Miss Rosie McDonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nine Acres Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nine Acres 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 Nine Acres Primary School?
- Nine Acres Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Nine Acres Primary School full?
- Nine Acres Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 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 Nine Acres Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nine Acres Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nine Acres Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nine Acres Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Nine Acres Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nine Acres Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Nine Acres Primary School ranked 6th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nine Acres Primary School's absence rate?
- Nine Acres Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nine Acres Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nine Acres 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.