Lanesend Primary School
Love Lane, Cowes, PO31 7ES
346 pupils · 82% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Free school meals
- 44.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 July 2025, published 23 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 37% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 41 | 67 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 41 | 56 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 33 | 53 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 41 | 68 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 53 | 69 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 59 | 92 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 53 | 88 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Gurnard Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Northwood Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Queensgate Foundation Primary 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy 5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Summerfields Primary School 5.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.