Carisbrooke College

Academy converter · Secondary school · Newport, Isle of Wight
PO30 5QU
Composite score
51.7

School overview

Carisbrooke College is a secondary school serving Newport, Isle of Wight, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 598 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Carisbrooke College 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.4, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 2.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

30% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Carisbrooke College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,318
National rank
#342
In South East
#5
In Isle of Wight
Top 73%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
30%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
53%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.46

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 598 % FSM ever-6 25.8% % EAL 1.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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