Lift RydeKing's Academy Bay House
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Ryde and King's Academy Bay House are secondary schools.
Lift Ryde scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King's Academy Bay House scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Lift Ryde was judged Good and King's Academy Bay House was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.8 for Lift Ryde and 43.8 for King's Academy Bay House.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lift Ryde (44.4 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at King's Academy Bay House (44.1 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RydeLift Ryde | GosportKing's Academy Bay House | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 7 in Isle of Wight | 37th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,431 | 2,003 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 2,128 | |
| Location | Ryde, PO33 3LN | Gosport, PO12 2QP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.2% Stronger figure | 40.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.5% Stronger figure | 59.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.7% Stronger figure | 20.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | 3.80 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 238 | 344 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 64 | 116 | |
| A-level average points | 35.5 | 37.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.6 Stronger figure | 36.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.4% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,431 | 2,003 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.6% | 23.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.6% | 5.9% | |
| SEN support | 19.3% | 16.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 9.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.0% | 24.8% 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
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.
Lift Ryde
King's Academy Bay House
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