SCHOOL PROFILE

Broadlea Primary School

Primary Community school URN 118175
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 405 Published school capacity
Capacity used 59.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 October 2021
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Isle of Wight
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 242 242 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 125 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 117 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.6%
7.8 pts above England
School 32.6%
Isle of Wight 24.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.9%
17.4 pts below England
School 2.9%
Isle of Wight 4.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Isle of Wight 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.4%
226
African
1.2%
3
White and Black African
1.2%
3
Any other Asian background
0.8%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
2
White and Asian
0.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.0% 63 of 242 pupils
5.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.0%
Isle of Wight 24.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

27.0% 33.4 pts below England
School 27.0%
Isle of Wight 49.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Isle of Wight 65.5%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

27.0%

43.3 pts below England

School 27.0%
Isle of Wight 63.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
Isle of Wight 62.7%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts higher than England
School 6.72%
Isle of Wight 6.75%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.40%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.58 pts higher than England
School 21.40%
Isle of Wight 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.23%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 1.23%
Isle of Wight 2.12%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

59.8% 28.4 pts below England
Broadlea Primary School
59.8%
Isle of Wight
85.1%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information