The Isle of Wight is bottom of the table for pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C. When Maths and English are included, the Isle of Wight is second from the bottom.
Steve Beynon sent us this in response to the question we published after Government figures revealed that the Isle of Wight Education Authority came 150th out of 150 English local authorities for expected progress in English and Maths between KS1 and KS2.
Andrew Turner is clearly distressed at the bottom-in-England GCSE results. He also reveals for the first time that "Ministers have been worried about education on the Island for a long time".