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Carisbrooke College

Mountbatten Drive, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5QU ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Newport. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (May 2023). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 41.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 143 families put it first for 110 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 615
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Isle of Wight
Academy trust: HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Headteacher: Ms Natalie Sheppard
Opened: Jul 2024

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 23 May 2023Inspection of predecessor school

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 116 pupils

Attainment 8

41.4

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

30.2%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

53.4%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.54

2023/24 · CI -0.79 to -0.28

This school

41.4

Isle of Wight

41.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 136012), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

110

1st preferences

143

All applications

409

1st prefs per place

1.30

More first choices than places

92 of 143 first-preference applicants were offered a place (64%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

598

Capacity

600

102% full

Girls / boys

47/53

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)25.8%
English as an additional language1%
SEN support13%
Education, Health and Care plan10.2%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.