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The Bay CE School

The Bay CE School was launched in September 2018, after Sandown Bay Academy was closed and re-opened federated with The Bay Primary school.

Ministerial approval to close Sandown Bay Academy enabled plans to extend The Bay CE Primary to become an all through school from 1 September 2018 catering for students aged 4-16.

Sandown Bay Academy was one of six secondary schools on the Isle of Wight and was run as an Academy, by a privately held company, AET.

Below are the articles OnTheWight has written about it.

22, May 2013·2 min read

Sandown Bay Academy: Ofsted Inspector sees improvement (updated)

Good news for pupils and parents as several areas of improvement are recognised by Ofsted Inspector since the Academy went into Special Measures.

9, May 2017·1 min read

Teachers’ Union shares deep concern over academy merger plans

NASAWT say the threat to close Sandown Bay Academy is a case of 'profit before educational provision'.

15, May 2017·1 min read

Councillor calls for academy sponsor to be removed from the Isle of Wight

A motion being heard at the Extra-Ordinary Full Council meeting demands that Academy sponsor, AET, be removed from the role of managing any school on the Isle of Wight.

24, January 2014·1 min read

Sandown Bay Academy students get Oxford University offers

These two young Islanders show that motivation and hard work along with the right support from teachers can bring fantastic results for students.

4, May 2017·4 min read

Shock at proposal to merge Sandown Bay Academy with Ryde Academy (update 2)

AET replaced the Board of Governors at Sandown Bay Academy with a Management Board last week. This afternoon they announce shocking news, it's unclear what the impact on the pupils will be.

15, December 2017·1 min read

34 people responded to consultation on secondary education in Sandown

Altering The Bay Primary to deliver provision up to 16 is a step closer. The council also reveal that only 34 people responded to the public consultation about changes to secondary education in Sandown.

Nicodem Bieganek, Maisie Pettifer, Eden Coe and Grace King

25, August 2022·1 min read

GCSE Results: Pupils at The Bay rose to the extraordinary challenges posed by the pandemic

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

25, January 2019·1 min read

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