The Island Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Unique reference
- 140691
- Address
- Newport Road, PO38 1BG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 619 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 88.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 2.1%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 93%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 41.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.77
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 121 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 70 |
| Geology | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
The Island Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 59 66 |
| Year 8 | 124 65 59 |
| Year 9 | 125 62 63 |
| Year 10 | 124 63 61 |
| Year 11 | 121 61 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 50.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 36.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 0.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |