SCHOOL PROFILE

Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 118194
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 120.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 April 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 168 168 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 53.6% of pupils
Male pupils 78 46.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Isle of Wight 24.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.0%
17.3 pts below England
School 3.0%
Isle of Wight 4.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

12.5%
11.5 pts above England
School 12.5%
Isle of Wight 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.5%
152
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
5
Any other Asian background
1.2%
2
Any other White background
1.2%
2
Unclassified
1.2%
2
White and Asian
1.2%
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 24.4% 41 of 168 pupils
3.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Isle of Wight 24.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.2% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 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

42.0% 18.4 pts below England
School 42.0%
Isle of Wight 49.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Isle of Wight 65.5%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Isle of Wight 63.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
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

6.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.02 pts higher than England
School 6.24%
Isle of Wight 6.75%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.52 pts higher than England
School 19.33%
Isle of Wight 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.47 pts lower than England
School 1.33%
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

120.0% 31.8 pts above England
Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School
120.0%
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