SCHOOL PROFILE

Greenmount Primary School

Primary Community school URN 118177
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 432 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

9 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 April 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 14 June 2023
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 23 June 2020
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 280 280 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 127 45.4% of pupils
Male pupils 153 54.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.4%
6.6 pts above England
School 31.4%
Isle of Wight 24.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.5%
12.8 pts below England
School 7.5%
Isle of Wight 4.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Isle of Wight 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.4%
242
Any other Asian background
2.9%
8
Indian
2.9%
8
African
2.1%
6
Any other Black background
1.8%
5
Any other White background
1.8%
5
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 25.0% 70 of 280 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Isle of Wight 24.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 10.7% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 4.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 2
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

32.0% 28.4 pts below England
School 32.0%
Isle of Wight 49.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Isle of Wight 65.5%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

48.0%

22.3 pts below England

School 48.0%
Isle of Wight 63.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

47.0%

25.0 pts below England

School 47.0%
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

7.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts higher than England
School 7.00%
Isle of Wight 6.75%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.29 pts higher than England
School 19.11%
Isle of Wight 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.21 pts lower than England
School 1.59%
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

64.8% 23.4 pts below England
Greenmount Primary School
64.8%
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