The Bay Church of England School
About the school
The Bay Church of England School is an open all-through school in Isle of Wight.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 February 2023
- Published
- 26 April 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.3
- Isle of Wight
- 41.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Isle of Wight
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 26.60%
- Isle of Wight
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.50%
- Isle of Wight
- 59.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.80%
- Isle of Wight
- 36.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.02
- Isle of Wight
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 57%
- Isle of Wight
- 51%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Isle of Wight
- 4%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 75%
- Isle of Wight
- 67%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Isle of Wight
- 65%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Isle of Wight
- 64%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 68%
- Isle of Wight
- 62%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 20%
- Isle of Wight
- 15%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Isle of Wight
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Isle of Wight
- 103
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Isle of Wight
- 102
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Isle of Wight
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1249
Girls
49.24%
Boys
50.76%
SEN support
15.77%
Education, health and care plan
5.12%
English as an additional language
6.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.50%
Overall absence
8
Persistent absence
23.21
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
170
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%