Impact assessment for The Island Free School

Distance Attainment in from free 2012/13 at school Key Stage 4 (% achieving Ofsted School name School type Capacity 5 Impact rating grade A*-C including English and Maths) Overall Inadequate HIGH: Sandown Bay is the nearest 4.6 2,200 places Placed in to the Island special Free School. Although OfSTED 330 surplus measures confirmed in January 2014 that Secondary places across 47% following Sandown Bay is making (Mixed 11-18) the school (40% in 2012) OfSTED reasonable progress towards the (15.0% of total inspection removal of special measures, the school Well below on 16/01/13. school has surplus places across Sponsor Led capacity) national OfSTED the school, it is expected to fill only Sandown Bay (AET) (60.8%) monitoring half of its entry level places for Academy At entry point average and inspection in September 2014 and its Key Stage Not a faith slightly below January 4 results are below the LA and school 2014/15: 270 authority 2014 national averages. In view of this, (48.7%) confirmed the Island Free School may have a Officials average that the significant impact on the short term understand school was financial viability of Sandown Bay from the LA making until such time as the that they reasonable Strategy for dealing with surplus expect about progress places within the authority has 118 entry level towards the been agreed and implemented. places to be removal of unfilled for special 2014/15 measures (although we understand that the school still has some way to go). Overall

8.2 1,000 places

0 surplus places across the school Secondary 63% MINIMAL:

(Mixed 11-18) (76% in 2012) Christ The King College has the At entry point Good best KS4 results on the Isle of

Voluntary Above Wight, has a Good OfSTED rating, 2014/15: 240 Date of most Christ The Aided national has no surplus places across the recent King College (60.8%) and school and is oversubscribed for Officials OfSTED RC/CE faith well above September 2014. In view of this, understand inspection: school authority the Island Free School is unlikely from the LA 04/07/12. (48.7%) to affect the financial viability of the that the school averages Christ The King College. is oversubscribed and expect all entry level places to be filled for 2014/15 Overall Inadequate

8.4 1,813 places Placed in special HIGH: Secondary 520 surplus measures Although OfSTED confirmed in (Mixed 11-19) places across following November 2013 that Carisbrooke

the school OfSTED College was making reasonable Foundation 44% (28.7% of total inspection progress towards the removal of School. We (36% in school on 12/03/13. special measures, it has a high are currently 2012) capacity) OfSTED number of surplus places across looking to monitoring the school, it is expected to have a secure a Well below Carisbrooke At entry point inspection in high number of unfilled entry level sponsored national College November places for September 2014 and its solution for (60.8%) and 2014/15: 226 2013 Key Stage 4 results are below the the College below confirmed LA and national averages. In view with Aldridge. authority Officials that the of this, the Island Free School may (48.7%) understand school was have a significant impact on the Not a faith averages from the LA making short term financial viability of school that they reasonable until such

expect about progress time as the Isle of Wight Strategy

107 entry level towards the for dealing with surplus places places to be removal of within the authority has been unfilled for special agreed and implemented. 2014/15 measures. Secondary Overall 47% Requires HIGH: (Mixed 11-19) (38% in 2012) Improvement ’s OfSTED rating 8.6 1,694 places shows the school requiring Medina Foundation Well below Date of most improvement. In view of this, and College School. We 192 surplus national recent the fact that it has a number of are currently places across (60.8%) and OfSTED surplus places across the school, it looking to the school below inspection: is expected to have unfilled entry secure a (11.3% of total authority 04/07/12. level places for September 2014 sponsored school (48.7%) and its Key Stage 4 results are solution for capacity) averages below the LA and national the College averages, the Island Free School with Aldridge. At entry point may have a significant short term impact on the financial viability of 2014/15: 260 Medina College until such time as Not a faith the Isle of Wight Strategy for school Officials dealing with surplus places within understand the authority has been agreed and from the LA implemented. that about 46 entry level places to be unfilled for 2014/15 Inadequate

8.9 Placed in serious Overall weaknesses

category 1,600 places following HIGH:

OfSTED Although OfSTED confirmed in 492 surplus inspection October 2013 that Academy places across on 24/04/13. was making reasonable progress Secondary the school 53% OfSTED towards the removal of special (Mixed 11-18) (30.8% of total (52% in 2012) monitoring measures, it has a high number of school inspection in surplus places across the school, it Academy capacity) Well below March 2014 is expected to have a number of Sponsor Led Ryde national reported that unfilled entry level places for (AET) At entry point Academy (60.8%) and the school September 2014 and its Key Stage

above was making 4 results are below the national Not a faith 2014/15: 210 authority reasonable average. In view of this, the Island school (48.7%) progress Free School may have a significant Officials averages towards the short term impact on the financial understand removal viability of until from the LA serious such time as the Isle of Wight that about 19 weaknesses. Strategy for dealing with surplus entry level We expect places within the authority has places to be the school to been agreed and implemented. unfilled for come out of 2014/15 serious weaknesses in July or September. MODERATE: Overall Inadequate Although OfSTED confirmed in

12.0 November 2013 that 1,386 places Placed in Enterprise College was making

special reasonable progress towards the 289 surplus Secondary measures removal of special measures, it has places across (Mixed 11-19) following a high number of surplus places the school OfSTED across the school, it is expected to (20.9% of total 53% Foundation inspection have a high number of unfilled school (52% in 2012) School, which on 29/11/12. entry level places for September capacity) will be 3rd OfSTED 2014 and its Key Stage 4 results Below Cowes Sponsored by monitoring are below the national average. In At entry point national Enterprise Ormiston from inspection in view of this, and the fact that the (60.8%) and College September November distances between the Cowes 2014/15: 270 above 2014. 2013 Enterprise College and Island Free authority reported that School may result in the former Officials (48.7%) Not a faith the school losing some pupils and exacerbate understand averages school was making its existing surplus capacity, the from the LA reasonable Island Free School may affect the that they progress short term financial viability of expect about towards the until 65 entry level removal of such time as the Isle of Wight places to be special Strategy for dealing with surplus unfilled for measures places within the authority has 2014/15 been agreed and implemented.