Ryde School with Upper Chine
Queen's Road, Ryde, PO33 3BE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr William Turner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 856
- Pupils on roll
- 676
- URN
- 118223
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983562229
About this school
Ryde School with Upper Chine is a Church of England independent school in Ryde. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 676 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ryde School with Upper Chine under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ryde School with Upper Chine has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1921, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 93 | 95 | 98 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.5 | 14.7 | 22.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ryde School with Upper Chine has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Isle of Wight average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7 | 35.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22.2 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 804 |
| 2023/24 | 779 |
| 2024/25 | 723 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 57
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory School4.5 miles
Independent schools · Whippingham
-
Forest Edge School4.6 miles
Special schools · Sandown
-
Oarsome Chance5.2 miles
Other types · Gosport
-
Portsmouth High School GDST5.3 miles
Independent schools
-
The Portsmouth Grammar School5.3 miles
Independent schools · Portsmouth
Other schools in Ryde
- Binstead Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Haylands Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde Primary
- St Helens Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wootton Community Primary School Primary
- Lift Ryde Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ryde School with Upper Chine teach?
- Ryde School with Upper Chine teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Ryde.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryde School with Upper Chine?
- The headteacher of Ryde School with Upper Chine is Mr William Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ryde School with Upper Chine been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ryde School with Upper Chine under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ryde School with Upper Chine?
- Ryde School with Upper Chine has 676 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Ryde School with Upper Chine full?
- Ryde School with Upper Chine has capacity for 856 pupils and 676 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ryde School with Upper Chine a faith school?
- Yes. Ryde School with Upper Chine is designated Church of England.
- Is Ryde School with Upper Chine a selective school?
- No. Ryde School with Upper Chine is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Ryde School with Upper Chine's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.5 in 2022/23 and 22.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ryde School with Upper Chine's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ryde School with Upper Chine's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.