Broadlea Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Newport Road, Lake, Sandown, PO36 9PEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Broadlea Primary School is a primary school in Sandown for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 50 schools in Isle of Wight. It ranks 32nd of 35 primary schools in Isle of Wight. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2021.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 5 October 2021, report published 15 November 2021

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 October 2021

Pupils enjoy school, have positive attitudes towards learning and want to do well. They told inspectors that they feel happy and safe. The high-quality pastoral support helps to provide strong guidance and care for pupils and their parents. Staff check and help pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs. This helps pupils to feel secure at school. Leaders are aspirational for all pupils and determined to ensure that they are successful academically and become responsible young people. Leaders have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils understand the school's approach to promoting respect towards others. They respond positively to what staff expect of them, engaging meaningfully in their learning and achieving well. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They focus on their work diligently and do not interrupt the learning of others. Pupils are polite and considerate. Bullying is not tolerated. If it happens, pupils say that staff deal with it quickly. Staff are keen to broaden pupils' experiences. Pupils participate in many sports competitions with other schools. This, combined with other opportunities outside of the classroom, such as star gazing, helps pupils to learn beyond academic subjects.

What the school should improve

  • Leaders' curriculum plans in PE are less clear than in other subjects. This means that pupils do not develop their knowledge and skills in an appropriate sequence. Leaders need to ensure that the planning makes it clear what pupils should know and be able to do by the time they reach specific points in the academic year.
  • Some subject leaders do not have sufficient expertise in their curriculum area. As a result, subject leaders do not always help teachers to know when pupils are ready to move on in their learning. Leaders need to ensure that all subject leaders have deep subject knowledge in the subjects that they lead.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

37 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths27%

27%, 35 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score101

101, 5 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

242 pupils on roll, with places for 405

Eligible for free school meals32.6%

32.6%, 6.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2.9%

2.9%, 18.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support21.5%

21.5%, 6.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.5%

4.5%, 1.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Broadlea Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Gatten and Lake Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good63% met the expected standard
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy1 mileOfsted: Good40% met the expected standard
Newchurch Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good60% met the expected standard
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good40% met the expected standard
Wroxall Primary School3 milesOfsted judgements: Good46% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Lynn Torrance
Address
Newport Road, Lake, Sandown, PO36 9PE
Local authority
Isle of Wight
URN
118175

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.