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Find out how IW schools rank in GCSE league tables

2012 saw the Isle of Wight drop to the bottom of the local authority league tables for pupils achieving five GCSEs at grade C or above.

The Department for Education has released today league tables with details of achievements at the individual schools.

Independent schools top and tail the table
Independent (fee-paying schools) schools topped and tailed the results, with Ryde School at the very top of the table, having had 95% of their pupils (85) achieve five grades A*-C in English and maths.

Meanwhile, Priory School sit at the bottom with 30% of pupils (ten) achieving five grades A*-C in English and maths.

Christ the King top of non-fee paying school
Voluntary-aided Christ the King College achieved the highest score amongst state/foundation schools or academies with 76% of pupils achieving grades A*-C in English and maths.

Cowes Enterprise College takes second place with 52%, Ryde Academy third place with 51%, Sandown Academy fourth place with 40%, fifth place goes to Medina College with 37% and sixth place Carisbrooke College with 36% of pupils achieving grades A*-C in English and maths.

GCSE results
Table below shows the percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs, in descending order


2012 2011 2010 2009
England – all schools 59.4% 59% 53.5% 49.8%
England – state funded 58.8% 58.2% 55.2% 50.7%
Local Authority 44.5% 49.1% 45.5% 41.6%


School name



Ryde School with Upper Chine 95% 88% 97% 93%
Christ The King College 76% SUPP NA NA
Cowes Enterprise College 52% NA NA NA
Ryde Academy 51% NA NA NA
Sandown Bay Academy 40% NA NA NA
Medina College 37% NA NA NA
Carisbrooke College 36% NA NA NA
Priory School 30% 67% 50% SUPP

English Baccalaureate
The Isle of Wight had 9.5% of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate compared to 18.3% for schools in the rest of England.

Statistics for individual schools are displayed in the table below, which once again saw Ryde School top the table with 65% of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate, followed by Christ the King College with 17%.

Bottom of the table was Carisbrooke College with 4%.

Baccalaureate tables
Table showing the percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate, in descending order

England – all schools 18.3%
England – state funded schools only 16.2%
Local Authority 9.5%


School name
Ryde School with Upper Chine 65%
Carisbrooke College 4%
Christ The King College 17%
Medina College 11%
Cowes Enterprise College 10%
Ryde Academy 10%
Sandown Bay Academy 10%
Priory School 0%

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