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Sixth forms in Isle of Wight

All 8 sixth forms in Isle of Wight.

8 schools in Isle of Wight

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  1. Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy

    Cowes, PO31 8HB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Isle of Wight sixth forms average.

    175 first choices, 202 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Isle of Wight sixth forms Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 21Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    1,156
    View school Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
  2. Lift Ryde

    Ryde, PO33 3LN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Isle of Wight sixth forms average, low absence.

    272 first choices, 265 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Isle of Wight sixth forms Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 20Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    1,461
    View school Lift Ryde
  3. Christ The King College

    Newport, PO30 5QT · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Isle of Wight sixth forms average, low absence.

    236 first choices, 230 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Isle of Wight sixth forms Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 20Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    1,131
    View school Christ The King College
  4. Medina College

    Newport, PO30 2DX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Isle of Wight sixth forms average, high absence.

    53 first choices, 109 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Isle of Wight sixth forms Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 28Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    1,094
    View school Medina College
  5. Priory School

    Whippingham, PO32 6LP · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the Isle of Wight sixth forms average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Isle of Wight sixth forms Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    172
    View school Priory School
  6. St George's School

    Newport, PO30 1XW · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 30
    Pupils
    240
    View school St George's School
  7. Ryde School with Upper Chine

    Ryde, PO33 3BE · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Isle of Wight sixth forms about 21
    Pupils
    676
    View school Ryde School with Upper Chine
The big picture

How Isle of Wight's sixth forms spread out

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GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Isle of Wight 40.5England 46.2St Catherine's School and College: 3.5Medina College: 36.1Christ The King College: 42.3Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy: 42.5Lift Ryde: 43.2Priory School: 55.4020406080
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Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Isle of Wight average 11.1%St Catherine's School and College: 4.7%Christ The King College: 10.3%Lift Ryde: 10.3%Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy: 10.9%Medina College: 14.8%St George's School: 15.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Sixth forms in Isle of Wight

Ofsted grades in Isle of Wight

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Isle of Wight

  1. Some are faith schools.

    3 of the 8 sixth forms in Isle of Wight have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Sixth forms in Isle of Wight, explained

There are 8 sixth forms in Isle of Wight, teaching 6,024 children. 1 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 2 independent schools.

80% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Isle of Wight sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 40.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

26.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,294 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 33.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Isle of Wight?
There are 8 sixth forms in Isle of Wight, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Isle of Wight?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Isle of Wight on Eduscope are Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy, Lift Ryde and Christ The King College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Isle of Wight ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Isle of Wight sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Isle of Wight is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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