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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.

L to R Rachel Robers, Bethany Underdown, Yasmin Wright, Lauren Doncaster, Alexandra Linden-Jones, Leo Ballard, Niall Powell

22, August 2019·3 min read

Isle of Wight GCSE Results: Students and staff worked so hard to achieve some exceptional results at The Bay CE

The Head of School said every single student and staff member has something to celebrate and that as individuals every person from the Class of 2019 has excelled in some way.

28, April 2017·4 min read

Former silenced Sandown Bay Academy Governors speak out (updated)

The Governors of Sandown Bay say they'd not been informed by AET about the Management Board, and speak out about AET's "unreasonable demands". AET refute the allegations.

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27, March 2018·1 min read

Sandown ‘nimbyism’ slur by AET CEO ‘beggars belief’ says councillor

Cllr Debbie Andre says, "the fact that Mr Drinkall can accuse parents, pupils and staff of “nimbyism” in their campaigning for a high quality local school for local children, beggars belief".

21, April 2021·3 min read

Unions join forces after plans to axe 15 jobs at Sandown school revealed

One staff member said they were I "appalled by the treatment of the staff over the past few years", as the future of 15 jobs is under threat in latest consultation

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

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

3, July 2013·1 min read

Sandown Bay Academy pupils walk 15, 30 and 50 miles for charity

Thousands of pounds are expected to be raised after pupils from Sandown Bay Academy walked the Wight last Friday.

The Bay Ollie Frost, Zach Coleman and Josh Paine

12, August 2021·2 min read

GCSE Results: The Bay 2021

The Bay say that students were committed to their studies and worked as hard as they could to achieve the best possible results

22, July 2013·1 min read

Academy sponsor questioned over payments

An Observer investigation reveals that bosses at Academy Enterprise Trust (AET) have benefited from payments to companies they have an interest in.

29, September 2017·1 min read

Young enterprise group organise Halloween event primary schools

The events is ope n to years four to six from primary schools around the Isle of Wight and includes prizes for the best-dressed party-goer.

5, June 2017·3 min read

Call for IW school heads to oppose closure plans

Julian Critchley says the rationale for the proposed merger of AET's two academies on the Isle of Wight is fundamentally flawed, and believes the proposal has not been properly thought through.

16, October 2013·2 min read

Ofsted sees improvements in teaching say Sandown Bay Academy

Good news for pupils, parents and teachers at Sandown Bay Academy as the latest Section 8 Ofsted inspection sees improvements, say the Academy.

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