The Five Islands Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 243of 285 places
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 22
- Ofsted
- Good, 11 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Five Islands School (URN 133554, until 28 March 2017).
The Five Islands Academy has no sixth form. Of the 32 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 6% moved to a sixth form college, 50% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.7 against 46.1 across England and 48.7 in Isles of Scilly, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Isles of Scilly and England.
| Measure | The Five Islands Academy | Isles of Scilly | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 32 | 32 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 84% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 9% | 9% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 50% | 37% |
| — other education | 19% | 19% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 13% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Five Islands Academy | Isles of Scilly | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.7 | 48.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 14% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 5% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | — | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | — | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 23 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 83% |
| Mathematics | 22 | 100% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 82% |
| English Literature | 21 | 95% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 91% | 31% | 5% | 32% | 50% |
| Geography | 16 | 73% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 81% |
| Combined Science | 13 | 59% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 77% |
| History | 10 | 45% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 60% |
| Biology | 9 | 41% | 23% | 11% | 45% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 41% | 23% | 11% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 9 | 41% | 23% | 22% | 46% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 8 | 36% | 11% | 25% | 23% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 32% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 71% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 32% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 43% |
| Music | 3 | 14% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| French | 3 | 14% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Sociology | 2 | 9% | 4% | — | 21% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 4 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 2 | — | — |
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.