Gatten and Lake Primary School

Gatten and Lake Primary School at a glance

Located in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Gatten and Lake Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 204 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Gatten and Lake Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 18.9 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.