OFSTED
21 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,232
1,232 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
623
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
609
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.1 pts
above England
School
29.9%
Isle of Wight
24.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
Isle of Wight
4.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.5 pts
above England
School
2.5%
Isle of Wight
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.5%
1,078
Any other White background
4.1%
50
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
20
Indian
1.6%
20
Unclassified
1.3%
16
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.5%
265 of
1,232 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.3
0.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.48 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.78 pts
higher than
England
School
8.00%
Isle of Wight
6.75%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.40 pts
higher than
England
School
23.21%
Isle of Wight
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.91 pts
higher than
England
School
2.72%
Isle of Wight
2.12%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
83.8%
7.3 pts
below England
The Bay Church of England School
83.8%
Isle of Wight
83.8%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.