Carisbrooke College

School overview

Carisbrooke College is a secondary school serving Newport, Isle of Wight, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. 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. Competition for places is real here - 64% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (143 first choices for 110 places). After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. 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 above.