Queensgate Foundation Primary
Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Foundation without a Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Theresa Wall
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 136008
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983292872
About this school
Queensgate Foundation Primary is a foundation primary school in East Cowes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 353 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queensgate Foundation Primary, 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
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 | 55 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 60% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 66% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Queensgate Foundation Primary 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 | 49% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queensgate Foundation Primary compares
Queensgate Foundation Primary ranked 5th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.6% | 34.5% | 353 | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 35% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 148 | 1.1 miles |
| Lanesend Primary School | 37% | 5.5% | 47.1% | 346 | 1.3 miles |
| Northwood Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 178 | 1.7 miles |
| Gurnard Primary School | 62% | 5% | 7.7% | 522 | 2.1 miles |
| Wootton Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 14.3% | 205 | 2.2 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)
- 34.54%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · East Cowes
-
Lanesend Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cowes
-
Northwood Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cowes
-
Gurnard Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Cowes
-
Wootton Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ryde
Other schools in East Cowes
Common questions
- What ages does Queensgate Foundation Primary teach?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in East Cowes.
- Who is the headteacher of Queensgate Foundation Primary?
- The headteacher of Queensgate Foundation Primary is Mrs Theresa Wall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queensgate Foundation Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queensgate Foundation Primary, 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 Queensgate Foundation Primary?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queensgate Foundation Primary full?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 353 on roll (84%), 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 Queensgate Foundation Primary a faith school?
- No. Queensgate Foundation Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Queensgate Foundation Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queensgate Foundation Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queensgate Foundation Primary part of an academy trust?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary is part of Foundation without a Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queensgate Foundation Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queensgate Foundation Primary compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary ranked 5th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queensgate Foundation Primary's absence rate?
- Queensgate Foundation Primary's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queensgate Foundation Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queensgate Foundation Primary'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 1 July 2026.