How many schools are in Isle of Wight?

OfferDay lists 51 schools in Isle of Wight, including 36 primary schools and six secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Isle of Wight?

Every school in Isle of Wight is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Isle of Wight?

OfferDay ranks schools in Isle of Wight where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Isle of Wight local authority?

OfferDay groups the Isle of Wight schools across 14 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Isle of Wight local authority

Isle of Wight has 51 schools listed on OfferDay across 14 towns.

36 primary schools · 6 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 1 sixth form or college · 5 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools

About schools in Isle of Wight

Most of the 51 schools listed in Isle of Wight are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 52%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 37 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 42.3; average Attainment 8 score, across the 8 schools with published results

Top schools in Isle of Wight

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Shalfleet Church of England Primary School 75%
2 Dover Park Primary School 73%
3 Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School 69%
4 Niton Primary School 68%
5 Queensgate Foundation Primary 68%
6 Nine Acres Primary School 67%
7 Binstead Primary School 63%
8 Gatten and Lake Primary School 63%

Secondary

1 The Island Free School 51.0
2 Christ The King College 44.8
3 Lift Ryde 43.8
4 Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy 42.7
5 Carisbrooke College 41.4
6 The Bay Church of England School 38.3
7 Medina College 35.2

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Isle of Wight.

Common questions about schools in Isle of Wight

How many schools are in Isle of Wight?: OfferDay lists 51 schools in Isle of Wight, including 36 primary schools and six secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Isle of Wight?: Every school in Isle of Wight is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Isle of Wight?: OfferDay ranks schools in Isle of Wight where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Isle of Wight local authority?: OfferDay groups the Isle of Wight schools across 14 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.