St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
Summers Lane, Totland Bay, PO39 0HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maggie Sanderson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 118196
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983752175
About this school
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Totland Bay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Saviour'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. 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 40% | 6% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 55% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 50% | 29% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 45% | 29% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Saviour'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 | 26% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Saviour's Catholic Primary School compares
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School ranked 36th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 4% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 6% | 5.1% | 29.9% | 101 | — |
| Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 168 | 2.6 miles |
| Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 313 | 4.5 miles |
| Shalfleet Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 13.2% | 180 | 4.8 miles |
| Pennington Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6.2% | 43.8% | 170 | 5.4 miles |
| Lymington Church of England Infant School | — | 5% | 16% | 180 | 5.8 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)
- 29.91%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 14.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Freshwater
-
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Shalfleet Church of England Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Pennington Church of England Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Lymington
-
Lymington Church of England Infant School5.8 miles
Primary · Lymington
Common questions
- What ages does St Saviour's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Totland Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of St Saviour's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Saviour's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Maggie Sanderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Saviour's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Saviour'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 Saviour's Catholic Primary School?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Saviour's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 101 on roll (72%), 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 Saviour's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Saviour's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Saviour's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Saviour's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Saviour's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 6% 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 Saviour's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School ranked 36th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 4% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 Saviour's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Saviour's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Saviour'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.