Northwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Cowes, Isle of Wight
Northwood Primary School is a primary school in Cowes, Isle of Wight for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Wyatts Lane, Cowes, PO31 8PU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this school.”
- “The school’s values, including empathy, responsibility and belonging, help everyone to feel a valued part of the school.”
- “This camaraderie between pupils means, as one pupil said, ‘Your classmates make you believe you can do it’.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, the school does not always know how well pupils have remembered key knowledge.”
- “This means staff training and curriculum adaptations are not always as closely linked to improving pupils’ achievement as they could be.”
- “However, occasionally, pupils become disengaged from their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 50% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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 1.2 mi Not judged
- Gurnard Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged
- Queensgate Foundation Primary 1.7 mi Not judged
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Summerfields Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Barton Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged