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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 September 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 entry265 applications · 202 places offered · 175 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 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 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2021 1.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2020 1.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.6
- 2019 1.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2018 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2017 1.5; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
- 2016 1.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
- 2015 1.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.5
- 2014 1.2; Isle of Wight median median 1.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Isle of Wight median
Dashed bars: as Cowes Enterprise College (URN 136009), the previous school.
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 | 202 | 265 | 1.3 | 175 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 205 | 278 | 1.4 | 197 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 199 | 283 | 1.4 | 202 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 233 | 334 | 1.4 | 236 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 | 202 | 304 | 1.5 | 203 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 206 | 363 | 1.8 | 262 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2020 | 207 | 337 | 1.6 | 199 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 255 | 311 | 1.2 | 238 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 249 | 1.4 | 170 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 195 | 284 | 1.5 | 191 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 185 | 243 | 1.3 | 185 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 165 | 225 | 1.4 | 155 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 209 | 253 | 1.2 | 163 | 0.78 |
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.) | 169 | 42.5 | 44% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 192 | 42.7 | 39% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 249 | 46.8 | 52% | 69% | −0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 196 | 44.7 | 51% | 73% | −0.15 |
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
- Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · Isle of WightRequires improvement20201.1applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · Isle of WightRequires improvement20233.7applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · Isle of Wight20262.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 9.8 km · Hampshire20262.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 10.1 km · HampshireGood20231.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · Isle of WightGood20221.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · HampshireGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · HampshireRequires significant improvement 20261.5applications per place 31.4Attainment 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
- 140845 · 921/4004
- Capacity
- 1,585 pupils · 1,156 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Cowes Enterprise College (URN 136009)
- Address
- Crossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources