Medina College
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F35
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newport, PO30 2DX
- Distance
- 5.9km away
Cowes Enterprise College
Officially Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Crossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
Local ranking2nd of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1585
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 169
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 41.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 184
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1192
- Boys
- 616 (53%)
- Girls
- 540 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1585 (73% full)
- SEND
- 21.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.6%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 17.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,350/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.8%
- White Other: 4.4%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
87.8%
White British
4.4%
White Other
1.8%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140845
- UKPRN
- 10045832
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
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