St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ampthill Road, Ryde, PO33 1LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margaret Sanderson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 118195
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983562000
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ryde. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic 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
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 67% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 77% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| 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 St Mary's Catholic 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 | 48% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.4% | 25.8% | 182 | — |
| Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde | 51% | 6.6% | 53.3% | 185 | 0.2 miles |
| Dover Park Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 30.9% | 204 | 0.4 miles |
| Haylands Primary School | 49% | 6.5% | 26.7% | 357 | 1.1 miles |
| Greenmount Primary School | 32% | 7% | 31.1% | 280 | 1.2 miles |
| Nettlestone Primary School | 62% | 4% | 10.2% | 215 | 1.6 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)
- 25.75%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 21.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde0.2 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Dover Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ryde, Isle of Wight
-
Haylands Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Greenmount Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ryde
-
Nettlestone Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Seaview
Other schools in Ryde
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Ryde.
- Binstead Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Haylands Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde Primary
- St Helens Primary School Primary
- Wootton Community Primary School Primary
- Lift Ryde Secondary
- Ryde School with Upper Chine Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ryde.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Margaret Sanderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic 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.