Dover Park Primary School
Dover Street, Ryde, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr JONATHAN KIRBY
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 118179
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983562617
About this school
Dover Park Primary School is a community primary school in Ryde, Isle of Wight. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 70% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 77% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Dover Park 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 | 67% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dover Park Primary School compares
Dover Park Primary School ranked 2nd of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 30.9% | 204 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 25.8% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde | 51% | 6.6% | 53.3% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenmount Primary School | 32% | 7% | 31.1% | 280 | 0.8 miles |
| Haylands Primary School | 49% | 6.5% | 26.7% | 357 | 0.8 miles |
| Binstead Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 202 | 1.3 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)
- 30.92%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde0.5 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Greenmount Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Haylands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Binstead Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ryde
Common questions
- What year groups does Dover Park Primary School teach?
- Dover Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ryde, Isle of Wight.
- Who is the headteacher of Dover Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dover Park Primary School is Mr JONATHAN KIRBY, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dover Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dover Park 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 Dover Park Primary School?
- Dover Park Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dover Park Primary School full?
- Dover Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dover Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dover Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dover Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dover Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dover Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dover Park Primary School rank locally?
- Dover Park Primary School ranked 2nd of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dover Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Dover Park 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 Dover Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dover Park 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.