Carisbrooke College
About the school
Carisbrooke College is an open secondary 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
- 23 May 2023
- Published
- 18 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.4
- 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
- 30.20%
- Isle of Wight
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.40%
- Isle of Wight
- 59.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 29.30%
- Isle of Wight
- 36.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.46
- Isle of Wight
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
598
Girls
47.49%
Boys
52.51%
SEN support
13.04%
Education, health and care plan
10.20%
English as an additional language
1.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.75%
Overall absence
9.35
Persistent absence
26.69
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
108
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%