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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.

14, November 2013·1 min read

Sandown Bay Head has not been at the school for weeks (updated)

OnTheWight has been informed that the Principal has been absent for several weeks following an Ofsted inspection.

15, November 2013·1 min read

‘Not enough progress being made’ at Academy says Ofsted

Inspector says that the Academy’s targets are being missed by an 'appreciable extent' and it is not making enough progress towards the removal of Special Measures.

15, November 2013·1 min read

We’ve found the missing Principal of Sandown Bay … now working in Kent (update 2)

Vanishing Sandown Principal has been working in Kent for two weeks

15, November 2013·1 min read

Sandown Principal ‘did not inform’ AET she was working at another school (updated)

Her employers were kept in the dark, as well as pupils and parents.

15, November 2013·2 min read

Here’s the letter that went to Sandown Bay Academy parents today

A new Principal, cited as "a highly acclaimed leader", will start working at the Academy on Monday.

27, November 2013·1 min read

‘Fog’ surrounding departure of Sandown Bay Principal

AET insists to OnTheWight that Sandown's Principal didn't resign, but that directly contradicts a statement made by AET’s executive director for performance. Who should be believed?

27, November 2013·2 min read

Government has written to AET over ‘unacceptably low standards’ (updated)

A letter from Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, sent to Directors of AET in March said the standards of performance at the Academy were unacceptably low, and likely to remain low.

28, November 2013·1 min read

Former Principal threatens libel action against Island councillor (updated)

Comments on the County Press Website have led to a threat of legal action, citing "severely damaged" to the "professional reputation and prospects of future employment" of former Principal.

19, December 2013·1 min read

High Performance Academy students put through their paces

Pupils at Sandown Bay Academy who are particularly gifted and talented at PE and Sport are identified and selected to be part of our ‘High Performance Academy’.

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.

28, January 2014·1 min read

Young Islanders undergoing free heart screenings

200 young people, aged 14 – 18, are being screened at the Sandown Bay Academy in Sandown over the next two days in collaboration with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

7, February 2014·2 min read

‘Profits before pupils’ concerns for two Isle of Wight schools

Unions argue that putting profits before pupils is a dangerous decision that could affect jobs and services, but AET argue that 'efficiency savings' will be reinvested into their academies.

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