Godshill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Godshill Primary School is a primary school in Ventnor, Isle of Wight for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Godshill, Ventnor, PO38 3HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend their school.”
- “They build strong relationships with staff, based on mutual respect.”
- “Pupils know that they will be helped if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “When pupils’ achievement in in mathematics declined, the school sought advice from the local authority about how to improve this area.”
- “Across the wider curriculum, some subjects are further along in their development journey than others.”
- “In a few subjects, curriculum changes are more recent and therefore less well embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Isle of Wight.
- Wroxall Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged
- St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy 2.9 mi Good
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged
- Newchurch Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Niton Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good
- Gatten and Lake Primary School 3.7 mi Good
- Broadlea Primary School 3.7 mi Good