OFSTED
23 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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
615
615 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
290
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
325
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.1 pts
above England
School
30.9%
Isle of Wight
24.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Isle of Wight
4.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.1 pts
above England
School
4.1%
Isle of Wight
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.5%
581
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
8
Any other White background
1.3%
8
Unclassified
0.7%
4
White and Asian
0.5%
3
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
3
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
18.2%
112 of
615 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
above
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
41.4
2.2 pts
above 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
9.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.14 pts
higher than
England
School
9.35%
Isle of Wight
6.75%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.87 pts
higher than
England
School
26.69%
Isle of Wight
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.70 pts
higher than
England
School
4.50%
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
102.5%
10.2 pts
above England
Carisbrooke College
102.5%
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.