Broadlea Primary School
Newport Road, Lake, Sandown, PO36 9PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Torrance
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 405
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 118175
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983402403
About this school
Broadlea Primary School is a community primary school in Sandown. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadlea 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
- 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 | 49 | 46 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 59% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 65% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 48% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Broadlea 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 | 55% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 273 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadlea Primary School compares
Broadlea Primary School ranked 35th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 | 27% | 6.7% | 32.5% | 242 | — |
| Gatten and Lake Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | 40% | 5.1% | 26.3% | 181 | 1.3 miles |
| Newchurch Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 8% | 209 | 1.8 miles |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School | 40% | 12.7% | 46.5% | 96 | 2.6 miles |
| Wroxall Primary School | 46% | 6.8% | 37.1% | 90 | 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)
- 32.53%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gatten and Lake Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Shanklin
-
Newchurch Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sandown
-
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Sandown
-
Wroxall Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ventnor
Other schools in Sandown
- Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Newchurch Primary School Primary
- The Bay Church of England School All-through
- Forest Edge School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Broadlea Primary School teach?
- Broadlea Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandown.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadlea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadlea Primary School is Mrs Lynn Torrance, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadlea Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadlea 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 Broadlea Primary School?
- Broadlea Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Broadlea Primary School full?
- Broadlea Primary School has capacity for 405 pupils and 242 on roll (60%), 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 Broadlea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadlea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadlea Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broadlea Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Broadlea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadlea Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Broadlea Primary School ranked 35th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 Broadlea Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadlea Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadlea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadlea 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.