Secondary schools in Isle of Wight
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Isle of Wight has 7 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,248 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 35% in a school sixth form, 1% at a sixth form college, 50% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 25% of students in Isle of Wight went to university (England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Isle of Wight against England
| Measure | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,248 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Isle of Wight
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (7)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carisbrooke CollegeAcademy converter | 615 | 85% | 32% | 52% | 4% | — | 41.4 | 30% |
| Christ The King CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,131 | 89% | 44% | 43% | 3% | 45% | 44.8 | 42% |
| Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,156 | 90% | 36% | 53% | 3% | 41% | 42.7 | 39% |
| Lift RydeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,461 | 88% | 36% | 49% | 2% | 31% | 43.8 | 41% |
| Medina CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,094 | 89% | 38% | 50% | 2% | 41% | 35.2 | 30% |
| The Bay Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school | 1,232 | 89% | 28% | 61% | 0% | — | 38.3 | 27% |
| The Island Free SchoolFree schools | 613 | 92% | 35% | 48% | 2% | — | 51.0 | 56% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Isle of Wight Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Priory Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.2 | 59% |
| Ryde School with Upper Chineindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2 | 0% |
| St Catherine's School and Collegespecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 94 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 0% | — | 5.0 | 0% |
| St George's Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form · selective | 240 | 91% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |