St Helens Primary School
Community primary school in Ryde (Isle of Wight).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St Helens Primary School, Isle of Wight A Small School with a Big Heart My name is Mr Carl Wake and I am delighted to be the Head teacher of St Helens Primary School. I joined the school in April 2018 on a temporary basis when the position became vacant due to the retirement of the long serving head.
After a few weeks, I realised I had found the perfect school and have not looked back since. The school has many strengths and our values: creativity, determination, excellence, respect, responsibility and tolerance, are always evident and fully supported by all members of our school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Music
- Skateboarding
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 118169
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Searle | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natasha Taplin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Louise Allman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Andre | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gary Booth | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Courtney Hendy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Starnes | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Christine Westmore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Searle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Carl Wake | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record