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According to Medina College, the number of pupils achieving 5 A* - C GCSEs including English and maths has risen to 51%. Well done to all involved.
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Two schools were over-subscribed, but 92% of pupils have been offered their first choice place at Isle of Wight secondary schools.
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Cowes Enterprise Principal, John Peckham says, "The evidence grows stronger that this is good for relationships, good for behaviour and good for results."
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Carisbrooke and Medina Colleges to operate separately, taking their own paths to becoming rated by Ofsted as 'Good' schools
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It's Executive head teacher, Peter Shaw's, my last GCSE results day in the UK. He tells OnTheWight he's very proud to leave the learning community on such a positive note.
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Papers prepared for an upcoming council meeting show Christ the King as having a £1m+ deficit last year. The school assures OnTheWight that it's easily explained.
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Great news for staff, pupils and parents as Ofsted inspectors announce the College has moved out of Special Measures. Well done to all who have worked hard to achieve this.
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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.
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The school once upheld by Conservative councillors as the 'beacon school' for the Isle of Wight has seen a dramatic nose dive in the number of year six pupils naming it for their first choice. OnTheWight has the detail.
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The Education Policy Institute's latest report questions whether Ofsted is unfairly rating schools that have disadvantaged pupils. Given the current low Ofsted rating of schools on the Island and some areas of poverty, its contents will be of interest to many on the Isle of Wight.
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Having spent a little time with the secondary school admissions data released by the council today, here's the extra that we've learnt.
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The Executive Head says he's confident the Centre Assessed Grades are an accurate reflection of what the students would have achieved under normal circumstances
