Medina House School
School Lane, Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Berry
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 118228
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983522917
About this school
Medina House School is a community special school in Newport Isle of Wight. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Medina House School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -14.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -14.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Medina House School 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 | 0% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.06%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.51%
- Persistent absence
- 36.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's School0.8 miles
Special schools · Newport
-
Lionheart School1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newport
-
Priory School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Whippingham
-
Ryde School with Upper Chine5.4 miles
Independent schools · Ryde
-
Forest Edge School6.4 miles
Special schools · Sandown
Common questions
- What ages does Medina House School teach?
- Medina House School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Newport Isle of Wight.
- Who is the headteacher of Medina House School?
- The headteacher of Medina House School is Mr Christopher Berry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Medina House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Medina House School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Medina House School?
- Medina House School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Medina House School full?
- Medina House School has capacity for 168 pupils and 149 on roll (89%), 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 Medina House School a faith school?
- No. Medina House School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Medina House School have?
- The schools register lists Medina House School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Medina House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Medina House School's absence rate?
- Medina House School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Medina House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Medina House School'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 30 June 2026.