Isle of Wight GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

7 state secondary schools in Isle of Wight ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 2 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

County 7 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in Isle of Wight ranked on Attainment 8

7 of 7 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in Isle of Wight ranked on Attainment 8, 2026 results
RankSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+
English & maths
–England average 46.246%
1 The Island Free School
Ventnor
45.847%
2 , up 1 place since 2025Lift Ryde
Ryde
43.242%
3 , up 1 place since 2025Cowes Enterprise College
Cowes
42.544%
4 , down 2 places since 2025Christ The King College
Newport
42.333%
5 Carisbrooke College
Newport
39.135%
6 , up 1 place since 2025Medina College
Newport
36.128%
7 , down 1 place since 2025The Bay Church of England School
Sandown
32.016%

Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.

Independent schools in Isle of Wight with published GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

SchoolAttainment 8
(as published)
Grade 5+
English & maths
Priory School
Whippingham
55.461%
Ryde School with Upper Chine
Ryde
27.10%

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