The Island Free School
About the school
The Island Free School 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
- 15 June 2023
- Published
- 31 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51
- 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
- 56.20%
- Isle of Wight
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.70%
- Isle of Wight
- 59.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 93.40%
- Isle of Wight
- 36.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.78
- 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
619
Girls
49.92%
Boys
50.08%
SEN support
12.44%
Education, health and care plan
4.85%
English as an additional language
1.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.36%
Overall absence
6.89
Persistent absence
18.2
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
124
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%