Schools and Education in Newport, Isle of Wight

There are 14 schools in Newport (excluding independent schools), including 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Newport has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Newport under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Newport Education Profile

The median school in Newport has 30% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 5th highest figure in the Isle of Wight. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Newport's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Newport is 17.66 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 5th lowest ratio in the Isle of Wight, and the 311th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Newport operating with pupil referral units offer 30 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

7

0% Outstanding • 86% Good

Secondaries

3

0% Outstanding • 0% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Newport

Most of Newport's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 6 schools or 86% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 57% and 29% of primary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newport's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Barton Primary School 3–11 yrs 295
Good
Low
Very low
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Hunnyhill Primary School 3–11 yrs 452
Requires improvement
Low
High
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Nine Acres Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
Summerfields Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good

Newport Secondary Schools

Most of Newport's secondary schools have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 67% and 33% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newport's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Carisbrooke College 11–19 yrs 600
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Christ The King College 11–18 yrs 1,700
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Medina College 11–19 yrs 1,650
Requires improvement
Very low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Newport

Most of Newport's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
The Isle of Wight College 16–99 yrs
Good

Newport Pupil Referral Units

Most of Newport's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newport's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Island Learning Centre 7–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 27 Jul 2023