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Medina College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Fairlee Road, Newport PO30 2DX · medina.iow.sch.uk · 01983 526523
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Isle of Wight 41.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,094
- 66% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 109 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 109 | 53 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 96 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 95 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 113 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.2, and 30.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Isle of Wight it was 41.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.93 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136010)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.6 | −12.4 |
| Further education | 53.5 | +11.5 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136010)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191 students | C- (27) | Below average -0.33 | |
| 191 students | C- (27) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 68 students | Merit+ (29.5) | Average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 208 | C (28.4) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 242 | C- (27.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 166 | C (31.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 200 | C- (26.9) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 188 | C (28.5) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 129 | C- (25.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 138 | C- (27.2) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.5 | −3.8 |
| Further and other education | 14.2 | +10.1 |
| Further education | 3.1 | 0 |
| Other education | 11.2 | +10.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 27.4 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
Medina College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136010)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136010), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136010)
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136010)