Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Newport, Isle of Wight, for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base has 12 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 3–11
- 406 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 12 places, 14 pupils
- Pupils
- 406
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Steedman (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- School reference (URN)
- 152114
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Isle of Wight (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Isle of Wight council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, July 2025
Inspected in July 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Forest Road, Isle of Wight, Newport, PO30 5SH
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Lionheart School Alternative provision · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.1 miles
- Carisbrooke College Mainstream + base · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Requires improvement 0.8 miles
- Medina House School Special school · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.0 mile
All SEND schools in Isle of Wight
By need in Isle of Wight: Autism (8) · Speech and language (5) · SEMH (4) · Severe learning (2) · PMLD (2) · Hearing (2) · Vision (2) · Multi-sensory (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy
How do I get a place in Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy?
Forest Road, Isle of Wight, Newport, PO30 5SH, in Isle of Wight.
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