Schools in Isle of Wight

43 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Isle of Wight

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 94.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 931
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 83.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 94.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,221
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
The Bay Church of England School Sandown	0.72	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Isle of Wight by first preferences per place
Schools in PO30 (13)
Schools in PO31 (4)
Schools in PO33 (9)
Schools in PO36 (4)
Schools in PO38 (5)
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