Schools near PO38
Ventnor, Isle of Wight · ranked for your family, with the reasons
3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PO38, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown. i
State primary schools near PO38
3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of PO38, ranked by what matters to you.
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2021) · 1.2 miles
How it scored 60
- Resultsmatters4.8 of 20 points
Better than 24% of 14,817 state schools in England: 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, November 2021: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters7.9 of 20 points
1.2 miles from the middle of PO38, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little4.8 of 10 points
Pupils missed 4.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 2.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little7.5 of 10 points
Classes average 23.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
- 58of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · classes of 18 on average
How it scored 58
- Resultsmatters2.6 of 20 points
Better than 13% of 14,817 state schools in England: 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, July 2025: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters7.8 of 20 points
1.2 miles from the middle of PO38, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little2.1 of 10 points
Pupils missed 6.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 6.3% at schools with a similar intake; 4.5 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 2.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little10 of 10 points
Classes average 18.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
- 35of 100
Ofsted: Good (2023) · classes of 24 on average · absence 5.9% (similar schools 5.3%)
How it scored 35
- Resultsmatters3.2 of 20 points
Better than 16% of 14,817 state schools in England: 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, November 2023: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters0.2 of 20 points
2.0 miles from the middle of PO38, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters5 of 20 points
In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 22 of 28. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little5.8 of 10 points
Pupils missed 5.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 0.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little6.2 of 10 points
Classes average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
State secondary schools near PO38
1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PO38, ranked by what matters to you.
- 66of 100
Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · 1.3 miles · results: top 32% in England
How it scored 66
- Resultsmatters13.7 of 20 points
Top 32% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.24 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters14.8 of 20 points
1.3 miles from the middle of PO38, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters5 of 20 points
In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 111 of 204. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little7.8 of 10 points
Pupils missed 6.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 4.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little9.2 of 10 points
Classes average 21.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.
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