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Broadlea Primary School

Isle of Wight, PO36 9PEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2021
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
38 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#8,005
of 13,686 nationally

About Broadlea Primary School

Broadlea Primary School sits within the Isle of Wight local authority, a primary landscape that includes 36 state schools of its type. Of these, the school ranks 11th, placing it comfortably in the upper third of the island’s primaries. The three highest-ranked peers in the authority are Wootton Community Primary School, Gurnard Primary School and Dover Park Primary School, each scoring notably higher on the same ranking metric. Broadlea’s own ranking score of 59 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, but within the local context it performs respectably. The school is a mixed, non-faith state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 249 pupils on roll against a capacity of 405, meaning there is room for growth. Headteacher Lynn Torrance leads a school that has seen a clear improvement trajectory: its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated the school Good across all five categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership. This marks a significant step up from its previous inspection in 2018, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNewport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PE
HeadteacherLynn Torrance
Local AuthorityIsle of Wight
Number of Pupils249
Free School Meals (FSM)31.7%
School Capacity249 / 405 (61% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Oct 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Nov 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:20

After-school care

15:00-17:30

Source: broadleaprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Broadlea Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.