Academy sponsor led · Isle of Wight

Lift Ryde

11–18Ages
1,461Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136753URN

Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Isle of Wight median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Isle of Wight

340 applications for 265 places · 6th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.2of 90

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

2nd of 7 in Isle of Wight

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted'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
Sixth form 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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

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

340 applications · 265 places offered · 272 named it first

2026 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2025 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2024 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2023 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2021 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2020 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2018 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
2016 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2015 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
2014 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Isle of Wight median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Isle of Wight median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	265	340	1.3	272	1.03
Sep 2025	263	358	1.4	295	1.12
Sep 2024	265	362	1.4	286	1.08
Sep 2023	264	364	1.4	285	1.08
Sep 2022	266	347	1.3	274	1.03
Sep 2021	261	350	1.3	293	1.12
Sep 2020	256	332	1.3	249	0.97
Sep 2019	260	311	1.2	247	0.95
Sep 2018	221	296	1.3	210	0.95
Sep 2017	182	242	1.3	171	0.94
Sep 2016	159	219	1.4	155	0.97
Sep 2015	131	198	1.5	127	0.97
Sep 2014	198	248	1.3	163	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

243 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.22nd of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%3rd of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Isle of Wight 55% England 66%

This school
Isle of Wight median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	243	43.2	42%	64%	–
2024/25	238	43.8	41%	66%	–
2023/24	255	43.7	43%	65%	−0.06
2022/23	255	44.9	45%	66%	+0.03

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

Lift RydeThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
King's Academy Bay House
7.1 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
The Bay Church of England School
7.4 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

1.4applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
Medina College
7.8 km · Isle of Wight

Requires improvement2020

1.1applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
King's Academy Brune Park
9.8 km · Hampshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.6applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
Ark Charter Academy
10.1 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Christ The King College
10.2 km · Isle of Wight

2026

2.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
10.3 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Carisbrooke College
10.4 km · Isle of Wight

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place 39.1Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136753 · 921/4001
Trust: Lift Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,461 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Ryde High School (URN 118205)
Address: Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN
Local authority: Isle of Wight

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