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Freshwater, Isle of Wight · ranked for your family, with the reasons

1 state primary school within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PO40, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of PO40 is the average position of the 1 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near PO40

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of PO40, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Freshwater · 0.01 miles

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    0.01 miles · every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)

    How it scored 69
    • Resultsmatters1.8 of 20 points

      Better than 9% of 14,817 state schools in England: 42% 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, from a shorter ungraded visit in April 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters20 of 20 points

      0.01 miles from the middle of PO40, 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 little5.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.2% 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 little6.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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State secondary schools near PO40

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PO40, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Priestlands School

    State secondary · Lymington · 4.2 miles

    60of 100

    Places reached 4.12 miles in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · results: better than 49% of schools in England

    How it scored 60
    • Resultsmatters9.9 of 20 points

      Better than 49% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.01 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in February 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.4 of 20 points

      4.2 miles from the middle of PO40, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters19.8 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a home 4.12 miles away; this school is 4.16 miles from the middle of PO40, further than that. 10 applicants were refused a place. Hampshire County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little4.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 18.6 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 little7.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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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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