Wroxall Primary School
Castle Road, Wroxall, Ventnor, PO38 3DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Tara Hopkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 118173
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983852290
About this school
Wroxall Primary School is a community primary school in Ventnor. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wroxall 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 24 | 18 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 39% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 17% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 78% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 56% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 78% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| 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 Wroxall 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 | 46% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wroxall Primary School compares
Wroxall Primary School ranked 25th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.8% | 37.1% | 90 | — |
| St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy | 53% | 4.3% | 38.6% | 161 | 1.1 miles |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | 40% | 5.1% | 26.3% | 181 | 1.9 miles |
| Godshill Primary School | 48% | 5.9% | 24.5% | 172 | 2.0 miles |
| Gatten and Lake Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 195 | 2.6 miles |
| Broadlea Primary School | 27% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 242 | 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)
- 37.08%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Ventnor
-
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
Godshill Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ventnor
-
Gatten and Lake Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
Broadlea Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Sandown
Other schools in Ventnor
- Godshill Primary School Primary
- Niton Primary School Primary
- St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- The Island Free School Secondary
- St Catherine's School and College Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wroxall Primary School teach?
- Wroxall Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ventnor.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wroxall Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Wroxall Primary School is Miss Tara Hopkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wroxall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wroxall 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 Wroxall Primary School?
- Wroxall Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wroxall Primary School full?
- Wroxall Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 90 on roll (51%), 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 Wroxall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wroxall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wroxall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wroxall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wroxall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wroxall Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Wroxall Primary School ranked 25th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wroxall Primary School's absence rate?
- Wroxall Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wroxall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wroxall 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.