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Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy406 pupilsNurseryNewportIsle of Wight
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, July 2025
Reached the expected level at 1135%England 63%
Attendance93.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Places46 spare406 pupils, 452 places
Pupils per teacher24.3School workforce census

Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy is a converter academy in Newport for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 406 pupils and room for 452. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Forest Road, Isle of Wight, Newport, PO30 5SH01983 522506hunnyhillormistonacademy.co.ukMrs Lisa Steedman headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

60 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Hunnyhill Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1135%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level2%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score101.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score99.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 52%52%20172018: 57%57%20182019: 60%60%20192023: 36%36%20232024: 38%38%20242025: 35%35%2025
Since 2017: -17%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†Isle of WightEngland
Pupils tested605656353556
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths35%38%36%60%57%52%51%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths2%0%0%14%17%5%4%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score101.0102.0102.0104.0105.0103.0103.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score99.099.099.0105.0103.0103.0102.2104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.0102.0101.0106.0107.0105.0102.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard52%66%63%66%74%68%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard45%39%55%77%66%66%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)62%59%43%80%83%80%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.7-1.6-0.3-1.4
Maths progressMaths progress score-3.8-0.5-1.1-1.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged11%24%25%31%31%41%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged45%44%40%77%79%59%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Hunnyhill Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
11%45%
Gap 34 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
36%33%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%2%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Isle of Wight council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll406Census January 2026
Places45290% full
Pupils from low-income families19%19% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%62 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%23 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.711 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils27%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)18%£102,300 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls205 / 201
White British pupils90%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 14 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Isle of Wight with social, emotional and mental health provision.

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 22.6 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.2 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (31), Moderate learning difficulty (23), emotional and mental health (23), Specific learning difficulty (4), Physical disability (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school15.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.1%6.4%7.4%6.9%4.1%5.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.5%4.9%4.1%4.5%2.4%2.1%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.6%1.5%3.3%2.4%1.7%3.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence15.2%18.0%21.7%22.3%12.7%11.8%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Hunnyhill Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers16.7full-time equivalent, 19 people
Pupils per teacher24.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants27.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,837
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,268England £7,738. Total £2.6m
Income per pupil£6,364England £7,697. Total £2.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,635England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £116k, £282 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£39kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,268spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m34712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate189 per 1,000 people107% higher than the England average
Typical house price£260,000Isle of Wight
Nearest bus stop180 mHampshire Crescent, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Newport Church of England Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England920 m300Good 202341Compare
Nine Acres Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles419Outstanding 202483Compare
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles351Good 202339Compare
Barton Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles239No overall grade 202417Compare
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles195Good 202310Compare
Summerfields Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles202Good 202421Compare
Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy2.1 miles178Good 202420Compare
Queensgate Foundation PrimaryFoundation2.8 miles353No overall grade 202461Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy a good school?

Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in July 2025.

What is Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 15 July 2025.

How good are Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 35% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 2% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy have?

406 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 452 places, so it is 90% full.

What is attendance like at Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy?

Pupils were in school 93.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy?

The average class had 26.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 27% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Forest Road, Isle of Wight, Newport, PO30 5SH
Telephone
01983 522506
Website
hunnyhillormistonacademy.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Steedman
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Ormiston Academies Trust (45 schools)
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Ward
Parkhurst & Hunnyhill
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 October 2025 (academy converter)
URN
152114 · LAESTAB 9212018 · UKPRN 10098906
Formerly
Hunnyhill Primary School

Where these figures come from