St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Ryde, Isle of Wight
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Ryde, Isle of Wight for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Ampthill Road, Ryde, PO33 1LJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils constantly demonstrate the school’s well-embedded mission of ‘live, love, believe’.”
- “In this, pupils naturally show the values of kindness, respect and equality.”
To improve
- “However, in a few wider curriculum subjects, including in the early years, the important knowledge pupils should learn is not defined as clearly as it could be.”
- “As a result, teachers do not always know the precise content that they need to teach.”
- “However, in a minority of subjects, the systems in place to check and evaluate what pupils know and can do are not used as effectively as they could to address any misunderstandings.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 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) | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 13 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.
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde 0.2 mi Requires improvement
- Dover Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Haylands Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Greenmount Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Nettlestone Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Binstead Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Helens Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School 3.2 mi Some aspects not as strong