The Bay Church of England School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Sandown, PO36 9BA
- Distance
- 7.6km away
The Island Free School
Newport Road, Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Local ranking1st of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
625
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 51.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 56.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 93.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 121
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 619
- Boys
- 310 (50%)
- Girls
- 309 (50%)
- Capacity
- 625 (99% full)
- SEND
- 17.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,260/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 88.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
88.5%
White British
2.4%
Mixed White & Asian
2.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Newport Road
Ventnor, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 140691
- UKPRN
- 10046819
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL
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