Northwood Primary School
Wyatts Lane, Cowes, PO31 8PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sian Mumford
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 139454
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983293392
About this school
Northwood Primary School is a primary academy in Cowes. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 178 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 21% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 34% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 52% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| 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 Northwood 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 | 21% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northwood Primary School compares
Northwood Primary School ranked 20th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 178 | — |
| Lanesend Primary School | 37% | 5.5% | 47.1% | 346 | 1.2 miles |
| Gurnard Primary School | 62% | 5% | 7.7% | 522 | 1.7 miles |
| Queensgate Foundation Primary | 68% | 5.6% | 34.5% | 353 | 1.7 miles |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | — | — | — | 406 | 2.1 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 35% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 148 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
- 20 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report16 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 15.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lanesend Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cowes
-
Gurnard Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cowes
-
Queensgate Foundation Primary1.7 miles
Primary · East Cowes
-
Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · East Cowes
Other schools in Cowes
- Gurnard Primary School Primary
- Lanesend Primary School Primary
- Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northwood Primary School teach?
- Northwood Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Cowes.
- Who is the headteacher of Northwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northwood Primary School is Mrs Sian Mumford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northwood 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 Northwood Primary School?
- Northwood Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Northwood Primary School full?
- Northwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 178 on roll (85%), 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 Northwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Northwood Primary School?
- Northwood Primary School is part of NORTHWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northwood 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 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northwood Primary School rank locally?
- Northwood Primary School ranked 20th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 Northwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Northwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northwood 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 1 July 2026.