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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 June 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry308 applications · 111 places offered · 204 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2025 2.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2024 2.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2023 2.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2022 2.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2021 2.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2020 2.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.6
- 2019 2.0; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2018 2.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2017 2.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
- 2016 2.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2015 1.9; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
- 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 | 111 | 308 | 2.8 | 204 | 1.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 114 | 276 | 2.4 | 195 | 1.71 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 | 307 | 2.6 | 202 | 1.71 |
| Sep 2023 | 122 | 335 | 2.8 | 264 | 2.16 |
| Sep 2022 | 121 | 283 | 2.3 | 202 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2021 | 120 | 272 | 2.3 | 213 | 1.78 |
| Sep 2020 | 121 | 280 | 2.3 | 205 | 1.69 |
| Sep 2019 | 119 | 239 | 2.0 | 179 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2018 | 123 | 297 | 2.4 | 230 | 1.87 |
| Sep 2017 | 120 | 300 | 2.5 | 234 | 1.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 120 | 246 | 2.1 | 181 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2015 | 121 | 224 | 1.9 | 156 | 1.29 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 119 | 45.8 | 47% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 121 | 51.0 | 56% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 122 | 49.1 | 51% | 74% | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 124 | 51.4 | 60% | 78% | +0.28 |
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 Island Free SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · Isle of WightGood20231.4applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
- 12.3 km · Isle of Wight20262.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · Isle of WightRequires improvement20233.7applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
- 13.2 km · Isle of WightRequires improvement20201.1applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 14.0 km · Isle of WightGood20221.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 19.1 km · Isle of WightRemains Good20231.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 21.1 km · HampshireGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 23.7 km · PortsmouthGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140691 · 921/4002
- Trust
- Island Community School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 625 pupils · 613 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- Newport Road, Ventnor, PO38 1BG
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources