Carisbrooke College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Isle of Wight
Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
65%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
26.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
615
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
65%
1st preference success rate
111 of 172 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
387
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 172 | 111 | ● 65% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 57 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 387 | 113 | 29% |
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natalie Sheppard
- Address
- Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU
- Phone
- 01983524651
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward / constituency
- Newport West · Isle of Wight West
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150100
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
615 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 622 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 116 | — |
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 | 116 | 15% | 47% | 73% | |
| English Language | 116 | 10% | 39% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 5% | 30% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 12% | 29% | 51% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 56 | 13% | 55% | 70% | |
| Business | 51 | 20% | 45% | 57% | |
| History | 50 | 12% | 50% | 62% | |
| Geography | 46 | 13% | 43% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 10% | 45% | 67% | |
| Chinese | 27 | 22% | 30% | 52% | |
| Drama | 24 | 13% | 67% | 79% | |
| French | 18 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.