The Bay Church of England School
All-through · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Isle of Wight
Winchester Park Road, Sandown, PO36 9BA
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,232
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,470 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
39 of 39 families who put it first got an offer
43
Places offered
61
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 39 | 39 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 12 | 2 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 61 | 41 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Isle of Wight lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Steven Jones
- Address
- Winchester Park Road, Isle of Wight, Sandown, PO36 9BA
- Phone
- 01983403284
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward / constituency
- Sandown North · Isle of Wight East
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136013
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,232 pupils · 1,470 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,288 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 57% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 6% | 38% | 58% | |
| English Language | 155 | 6% | 35% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 6% | 37% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 84 | 0% | 5% | 20% | |
| Geography | 75 | 7% | 21% | 41% | |
| Biology | 68 | 6% | 35% | 72% | |
| Physics | 67 | 7% | 48% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 7% | 40% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 13% | 30% | 45% | |
| History | 43 | 16% | 40% | 58% | |
| Social Studies | 38 | 13% | 47% | 71% | |
| Spanish | 16 | 25% | 38% | 50% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Isle of Wight council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.