Christ The King CollegeCowes Enterprise College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Christ The King College and Cowes Enterprise College are secondary schools.
Christ The King College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cowes Enterprise College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cowes Enterprise College is ahead on our composite score.
Christ The King College was judged Requires improvement and Cowes Enterprise College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.8 for Christ The King College and 42.7 for Cowes Enterprise College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christ The King College (47.8 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cowes Enterprise College (49.5 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NewportChrist The King College | CowesCowes Enterprise College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | C56/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 7 in Isle of Wight | 2nd of 7 in Isle of Wight Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,047 | 1,192 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 1,585 | |
| Location | Newport, PO30 5QT | Cowes, PO31 8HB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 Stronger figure | 42.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.0% Stronger figure | 38.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.3% | 69.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.7% | 86.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | 3.96 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 188 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 75 | 60 | |
| A-level average points | 30.6 | 33.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.9 | 32.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.7% Stronger figure | 11.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,047 | 1,192 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.8% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.5% | 5.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 17.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 10.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.5% Stronger figure | 32.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Christ The King College
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