Gurnard Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cowes, Isle of Wight
Gurnard Primary School is a primary school in Cowes, Isle of Wight for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Baring Road, Cowes, PO31 8DS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Pupils on roll
- 522 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely happy and proud to attend Gurnard Primary School.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that ‘everybody is welcome’.”
- “They are guided by the school’s values, which aim for everyone to feel respected, successful and that they ‘belong’.”
To improve
- “However, some checks are not fully effective in ensuring that the key learning points have become embedded in pupils’ memories.”
- “As a result, teachers and leaders sometimes do not have clear information about how well pupils have learned the curriculum, or where they have misconceptions or gaps in their knowledge.”
- “This means that pupils do not always make the gains in learning that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2025 (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) | 62% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Lanesend Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Northwood Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Queensgate Foundation Primary 2.1 mi Not judged
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Summerfields Primary School 4.2 mi Good
- Wootton Community Primary School 4.3 mi Standards maintained
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School 4.3 mi Good