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Gurnard Primary School

Isle of Wight, PO31 8DSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
62 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#3,818
of 13,686 nationally

About Gurnard Primary School

Gurnard Primary School is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, located in the Isle of Wight local authority. It currently ranks second out of 35 primary schools in the area, placing it firmly among the top performers on the island. Its closest peer, Wootton Community Primary School, holds the top spot, while Dover Park Primary School and Niton Primary School round out the immediate competition. The school is led by headteacher Clemma Yardley and has a capacity of 420 pupils, with 414 currently on roll. Oversubscription is a clear sign of its local reputation: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 91 applications for 59 places, with 62 of those applications coming as first preferences. That works out to roughly 1. 5 applicants for every available place, and all 59 offers went to first-preference families.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBaring Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8DS
HeadteacherClemma Yardley
Local AuthorityIsle of Wight
Number of Pupils414
Free School Meals (FSM)7.7%
School Capacity414 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 9 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Gurnard 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.