Academy converter · Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke College

11–16Ages
615Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150100URN

Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

2.4 above Isle of Wight median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Isle of Wight

409 applications for 110 places · 1st of 7 in Isle of Wight

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.1of 90

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

5th of 7 in Isle of Wight

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

3.7applications per place, Year 7

2.4 above Isle of Wight median (1.4) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

409 applications · 110 places offered · 143 named it first

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

2026 3.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2025 3.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4
2024 3.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2023 3.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2022 3.6; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Isle of Wight median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Isle of Wight median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Isle of Wight median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Isle of Wight median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Isle of Wight median

Dashed bars: as Carisbrooke College (URN 136012), 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	110	409	3.7	143	1.30
Sep 2025	113	387	3.4	172	1.52
Sep 2024 *	107	333	3.1	156	1.46
Sep 2023 *	112	375	3.4	172	1.54
Sep 2022 *	108	389	3.6	190	1.76
Sep 2021 *	117	268	2.3	154	1.32
Sep 2020 *	113	270	2.4	129	1.14
Sep 2019 *	117	242	2.1	151	1.29
Sep 2018 *	107	195	1.8	99	0.93
Sep 2017 *	117	250	2.1	108	0.92
Sep 2016 *	77	212	2.8	76	0.99
Sep 2015 *	114	198	1.7	79	0.69
Sep 2014 *	127	219	1.7	85	0.67

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

119 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.15th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 42.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%4th of 7 in Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Isle of Wight 55% England 66%

This school
Isle of Wight median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	119	39.1	35%	50%	–
2024/25	116	41.4	30%	53%	–
2023/24 *	120	38.8	25%	51%	−0.54
2022/23 *	108	35.6	19%	45%	−0.32

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

Carisbrooke CollegeThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Christ The King College
0.4 km · Isle of Wight

2026

2.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Medina College
2.8 km · Isle of Wight

Requires improvement2020

1.1applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
7.4 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Lift Ryde
10.4 km · Isle of Wight

Good2022

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Bay Church of England School
11.8 km · Isle of Wight

Good2023

1.4applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
The Island Free School
12.8 km · Isle of Wight

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
King's Academy Bay House
14.6 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Crofton School
16.0 km · Hampshire

2026

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150100 · 921/4032
Trust: Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 615 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 July 2024
Replaced: Carisbrooke College (URN 136012)
Address: Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU
Local authority: Isle of Wight

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