The Island Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 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
- 623 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 89.2%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 2.7%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 98%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 118 |
| French | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
The Island Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 67 58 |
| Year 8 | 126 62 64 |
| Year 9 | 125 64 61 |
| Year 10 | 125 64 61 |
| Year 11 | 122 56 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 49.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 38.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 0.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.2% |