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Isle of Wight Studio School

The Isle of Wight Studio School was founded in East Cowes in 2014. It brought with it a new and totally different type of state school, offering rigorous academic qualifications in English, Mathematics, Science, Business and Enterprise and high quality vocational qualifications, such as Engineering, coupled with employer-led real work projects.

In April 2018 Inspire Academy Trust announced plans to close the school because there were “too few students choosing to study in Years 12 and 13”.

Parents, pupils and even the head teacher fought back.

Below are articles relating to the Isle of Wight Studio School.

7, June 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight Studio School the ‘latest casualty of under-funding’, says councillor

The academy sponsor and Department for Education say the school is not viable because of a lack of capacity, but the local councillor believes it is just the latest casualty of under-funding from the Government.

22, May 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight Studio School: ‘Listening period’ for closure plans comes to an end

Campaigners say if the regional schools commissioner accepts the proposal to close the school, despite hundreds of students, parents, businesses and organisations putting forward strong and valid arguments, he won't have ‘listened’.

26, June 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight Studio School: Dept for Education announce final decision on closure plans

Inspire Academy Trust say they've been humbled by strong support shown by parents and students, but that the school is operating at only 40% of capacity.

13, June 2018·4 min read

Isle of Wight Studio School: First Ofsted report revealed

The Head Teacher of the Studio School said the "constant references throughout the report to achieving our core values around helping to create confident business-ready young adults who are given the opportunity to succeed in a small, safe and caring community means a lot to us".

3, May 2018·4 min read

Letter: Politicians need to ‘step forward with urgency’ to save Studio School

The national education spokesperson for the Green Party claims "local and national politicians who make speeches about social mobility, improving standards and increasing opportunities for young people outside of the classroom, really must step forward with urgency, put these words into action" and fight to save the Isle of Wight Studio School.

1, May 2018·5 min read

Letter: Parents make strong case for the Studio School to be saved

Parents of students at the Isle of Wight Studio School urge Islanders to help them fight to save this well-performing and happy school that provides a much-needed alternative for an important number of students on the Island.

25, May 2018·2 min read

Letter: Why can’t we have 16+ education that suits Isle of Wight needs?

Leader of the Isle of Wight LibDems asks why can’t we have 16+ education that suits the needs and wishes of the Island? A diverse education system across the Island for a diverse population.

30, April 2018·2 min read

More calls for Isle of Wight Studio School to be saved from closure

East Cowes Labour Party Secretary says that although they do not support the concept of Studio Schools in principle, they note that a change of model should be possible, to save the provision and build upon the promising work done by the local school.

7, November 2016·1 min read

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