Christ The King CollegeThe Island Free School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Christ The King College and The Island Free School are secondary schools.
Christ The King College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Island Free School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Island Free School is ahead on our composite score.
Christ The King College was judged the expected standard and The Island Free School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.3 for Christ The King College and 45.8 for The Island Free School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christ The King College (47.8 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Island Free School (48.5 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NewportChrist The King College | VentnorThe Island Free School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 7 in Isle of Wight | 1st of 7 in Isle of Wight Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,131 | 613 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 625 | |
| Location | Newport, PO30 5QT | Ventnor, PO38 1BG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.3 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.1% | 47.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.8% | 73.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 166 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 75 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,047 | 619 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.8% | 20.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.5% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.5% | 18.2% Stronger figure | 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
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
The Island Free School
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