The principal at the school says GCSE students have really led by example this year, and they should all be very proud of themselves and their achievements
The validated GCSE results have now been released by the Department for Education. Many schools show significant improvement, but there are some dips for other schools. Carisbrooke's improvement is incredible.
Despite unprecedented times, our students at The Bay CE have demonstrated an incredible work ethic, displaying high levels of maturity and resilience during their studies; qualities that will stand them in good stead for their future studies and lives, says the Head
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".
Isle of Wight pupils from disadvantaged background are really being let down. They leave secondary school on average nearly 2.5 years behind attainment of Mainland non-disadvantaged peers - that's a 13.5 yo vs a 16 yo.
The overall outcomes for Year 11 in 2017 show a slow and steady improvement on previous years, with nearly all key measures better than or equal to last year.