Voluntary controlled school · Isle of Wight

The Bay Church of England School

4–16Ages
1,232Pupils
All-throughPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
136013URN

Winchester Park Road, Isle of Wight, Sandown, PO36 9BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Isle of Wight median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Isle of Wight

256 applications for 190 places · 4th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Every year since 2019

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

32.0of 90

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

7th of 7 in Isle of Wight

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Isle of Wight median (1.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

256 applications · 190 places offered · 137 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2025 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2024 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2023 1.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2022 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2021 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2020 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Isle of Wight median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Isle of Wight median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.3 per place (47 applications for 37 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	190	256	1.4	137	0.72
Sep 2025	182	241	1.3	128	0.70
Sep 2024	205	276	1.4	149	0.73
Sep 2023	209	254	1.2	137	0.66
Sep 2022	178	256	1.4	147	0.83
Sep 2021	176	248	1.4	151	0.86
Sep 2020	173	245	1.4	141	0.82
Sep 2019	152	215	1.4	132	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

168 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)32.07th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths16%7th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths34%

Isle of Wight 55% England 66%

This school
Isle of Wight median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.48

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	168	32.0	16%	34%	–
2024/25	158	38.3	27%	48%	–
2023/24	154	38.2	33%	51%	−0.48
2022/23	170	37.4	28%	42%	−0.30

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Bay Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
Lift Ryde
7.4 km · Isle of Wight

Good2022

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Island Free School
7.6 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Medina College
10.6 km · Isle of Wight

Requires improvement2020

1.1applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Christ The King College
11.4 km · Isle of Wight

2026

2.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Carisbrooke College
11.8 km · Isle of Wight

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
King's Academy Bay House
14.4 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
15.6 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Ark Charter Academy
16.2 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 136013 · 921/2044
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,470 pupils · 1,232 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Winchester Park Road, Isle of Wight, Sandown, PO36 9BA
Local authority: Isle of Wight

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources