Dover Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ryde, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight
Dover Park Primary School is a primary school in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Dover Street, Ryde, Dover Park Primary School, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their kind and friendly school.”
- “They live up to the school’s high expectations in terms of their learning and behaviour.”
- “In lessons, they work hard, achieve well, and participate with enthusiasm.”
To improve
- “However, in a few other subjects, changes to the curriculum are recent and are not yet embedded.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not have the same depth of knowledge as they do in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 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) | 73% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde 0.5 mi Requires improvement
- Greenmount Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Haylands Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Binstead Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Nettlestone Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- St Helens Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School 3.3 mi Some aspects not as strong