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Dover Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Dover Street, Ryde, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 2BN · doverpark.co.uk · 01983 562617
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Isle of Wight 51%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 41 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Isle of Wight it was 51%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Dover Park Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 28
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied