# Alternatives to The Island Free School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Island Free School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Island Free School, for comparison

1.84 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Christ The King College, Newport](/school/135552/christ-the-king-college) | 7.7 mi north-west | 1.03 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [Carisbrooke College, Newport](/school/150100/carisbrooke-college) | 7.9 mi north-west | 1.30 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [Medina College, Newport](/school/150099/medina-college) | 8.2 mi north | 0.49 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | yes |
| [Lift Ryde, Ryde](/school/136753/lift-ryde) | 8.7 mi north | 1.03 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy, Cowes](/school/140845/cowes-enterprise-college-an-ormiston-academy) | 11.9 mi north | 0.87 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [King's Academy Bay House, Gosport](/school/137791/king-s-academy-bay-house) | 13.1 mi north | 0.95 | 2026 | Not judged | yes | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/140691/the-island-free-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/140691/the-island-free-school