OFSTED
21 January 2020
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Trust
HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,094
1,094 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
598
54.7% of pupils
Male pupils
496
45.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.9 pts
above England
School
27.7%
Isle of Wight
24.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Isle of Wight
4.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Isle of Wight
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.2%
987
Any other White background
3.5%
38
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
11
African
0.9%
10
Any other Asian background
0.8%
9
Unclassified
0.7%
8
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
22.2%
243 of
1,094 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 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
35.2
4.0 pts
below England
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
14.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.60 pts
higher than
England
School
14.82%
Isle of Wight
6.75%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.73 pts
higher than
England
School
42.54%
Isle of Wight
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
9.51 pts
higher than
England
School
11.31%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
66.3%
26.0 pts
below England
Medina College
66.3%
Isle of Wight
84.0%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.