Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU · Isle of Wight · secondary school
6th of 7 secondary schools in Isle of Wight we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 900 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.0/10 among them, against 2.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 30.2 · 18 | 45% | 0.79 |
| Ofsted | 5 | 40% | 0.22 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.4 · 27 | 15% | 0.40 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 30.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. The school’s Attainment 8 score was 41.4, below the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in July 2024. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.0 out of 10 among them, against 2.0 out of 10 nationally.
Getting in. Carisbrooke College has 598 pupils in a school with 600 places, leaving 2 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support students who are not meeting the national median in Attainment 8? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating from the 2024 inspection? With only 2 places remaining, what is the process for securing a spot if the school is oversubscribed?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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