# Schools in Isle of Wight

43 schools with published admissions figures

"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 it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 94.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 94.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,328 places for 931 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 83.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 11.4 points lower than in 2016, when it was 94.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,388 places for 1,221 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Isle of Wight lodged 68 appeals about a school place.

38 of them were heard by a panel and 15 succeeded, which is about 39 in every 100 heard.

The other 30 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

6 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [The Bay Church of England School, Sandown](/school/136013/the-bay-church-of-england-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School, Sandown](/school/118182/brading-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School, Newport](/school/118192/brighstone-church-of-england-aided-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Greenmount Primary School, Ryde](/school/118177/greenmount-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy, Ventnor](/school/143541/st-francis-catholic-and-church-of-england-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Medina College, Newport](/school/150099/medina-college) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for 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. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## All Through

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [The Bay Church of England School (Sandown)](/school/136013/the-bay-church-of-england-school) | 0.72 | Good |

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School (Newport)](/school/118180/arreton-st-george-s-church-of-england-aided-primary-school) | - | Not judged |
| [Barton Primary School (Newport)](/school/118163/barton-primary-school) | 0.96 | Not judged |
| [Bembridge Church of England Primary School (Bembridge)](/school/118181/bembridge-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.91 | Standards maintained |
| [Binstead Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118176/binstead-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School (Sandown)](/school/118182/brading-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school) | - | Some aspects not as strong |
| [Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School (Newport)](/school/118192/brighstone-church-of-england-aided-primary-school) | 1.45 | Good |
| [Broadlea Primary School (Sandown)](/school/118175/broadlea-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School (Newport)](/school/118183/carisbrooke-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school) | 0.97 | Good |
| [Dover Park Primary School (Ryde, Isle of Wight)](/school/118179/dover-park-primary-school) | 1.55 | School remains Good |
| [Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School (Freshwater)](/school/118194/freshwater-yarmouth-church-of-england-aided-primary-school) | 0.88 | School remains Good |
| [Gatten and Lake Primary School (Shanklin)](/school/118158/gatten-and-lake-primary-school) | 0.94 | Good |
| [Godshill Primary School (Ventnor)](/school/118159/godshill-primary-school) | 1.22 | Good |
| [Greenmount Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118177/greenmount-primary-school) | 1.00 | Needs attention |
| [Gurnard Primary School (Cowes)](/school/118160/gurnard-primary-school) | 1.10 | Not judged |
| [Haylands Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118168/haylands-primary-school) | 0.83 | School remains Good |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (East Cowes)](/school/118198/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | Needs attention |
| [Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy (Newport)](/school/152114/hunnyhill-ormiston-academy) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Lanesend Primary School (Cowes)](/school/141305/lanesend-primary-school) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Nettlestone Primary School (Seaview)](/school/118161/nettlestone-primary-school) | 0.93 | Good |
| [Newchurch Primary School (Sandown)](/school/118162/newchurch-primary-school) | 1.07 | Good |
| [Newport Church of England Aided Primary School (Newport)](/school/118200/newport-church-of-england-aided-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Nine Acres Primary School (Newport)](/school/118164/nine-acres-primary-school) | 1.12 | Outstanding |
| [Niton Primary School (Ventnor)](/school/118165/niton-primary-school) | 0.90 | School remains Good |
| [Northwood Primary School (Cowes)](/school/139454/northwood-primary-school) | 0.90 | Good |
| [Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde (Ryde)](/school/118193/oakfield-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-ryde) | 0.81 | Requires improvement |
| [Queensgate Foundation Primary (East Cowes)](/school/136008/queensgate-foundation-primary) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Shalfleet Church of England Primary School (Newport)](/school/118188/shalfleet-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy (Shanklin)](/school/139644/st-blasius-shanklin-cofe-primary-academy) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy (Ventnor)](/school/143541/st-francis-catholic-and-church-of-england-primary-academy) | 0.94 | Good |
| [St Helens Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118169/st-helens-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118195/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.76 | Not judged |
| [St Saviour's Catholic Primary School (Totland Bay)](/school/118196/st-saviour-s-catholic-primary-school) | - | Requires improvement |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (Newport)](/school/118199/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [Summerfields Primary School (Newport)](/school/118178/summerfields-primary-school) | 0.89 | Good |
| [Wootton Community Primary School (Ryde)](/school/118172/wootton-community-primary-school) | 0.93 | Standards maintained |
| [Wroxall Primary School (Ventnor)](/school/118173/wroxall-primary-school) | 0.92 | Not judged |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Carisbrooke College (Newport)](/school/150100/carisbrooke-college) | 1.30 | Requires improvement |
| [Christ The King College (Newport)](/school/135552/christ-the-king-college) | 1.03 | Requires improvement |
| [Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy (Cowes)](/school/140845/cowes-enterprise-college-an-ormiston-academy) | 0.87 | School remains Good |
| [Lift Ryde (Ryde)](/school/136753/lift-ryde) | 1.03 | Good |
| [Medina College (Newport)](/school/150099/medina-college) | 0.49 | Requires improvement |
| [The Island Free School (Ventnor)](/school/140691/the-island-free-school) | 1.84 | School remains Good |

Full page: /schools/isle-of-wight
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.