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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.

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.

sandown bay academy sixth formers protesting

17, November 2017·1 min read

Students plan peaceful protest at Sandown Bay Academy today

Pupils at Sandown Bay Academy plan to hold a peaceful protest during their lunch break today against the closure of the sixth form.

9, November 2017·2 min read

Plans for all-through education in Sandown revealed

Members of the public will be invited to have their say on the new plans for all-through education in Sandown. One big change will be the sixth form, which needs to have at least 200 students but only has 39 in Year 12 at the moment.

27, October 2017·4 min read

Sandown Bay Academy: Future plans revealed (update 2)

The news that many have been waiting for in relation to the future of secondary educations in Sandown can now be revealed.

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.

4, September 2017·2 min read

Plan to cease secondary education at Sandown withdrawn say council

The Isle of Wight council say "assurances have now been given that the plan to cease secondary education at Sandown has been withdrawn".

24, August 2017·1 min read

Sandown Bay Academy: GCSE Improvements for 2017

Year 11 students at Sandown Bay Academy have seen the rewards of their hard work with an improvement on the measure of 5 A*-C including English and Maths.

17, August 2017·2 min read

Sandown Bay Academy Sixth Form: Students and staff celebrate A-level results

The resilience of students at Sandown Bay Academy has shone through with their success in post-16 studies (A Levels and Applied A Levels). Well done to you all.

18, July 2017·4 min read

Call from MP for Minister to support secondary education in Sandown Bay

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has written to Education minister, Nick Gibb, asking him to “unequivocally support” continued secondary education in the Sandown bay area.

4, July 2017·4 min read

Sandown Bay Academy falls back into Special Measures again

Ofsted inspectors said "Ineffective governance arrangements, overseen by Academies Education Trust (AET), mean that pupils have been let down in the quality of education they receive for too long".

Emily and Ellie with their local ingredients

28, June 2017·1 min read

Sandown Bay Academy students become Create and Cook Champions

Well done to these two Sandown Bay Academy pupils who fought off stiff opposition from over 50 entries in the 2017 Create and Cook Competition.

12, June 2017·1 min read

Isle of Wight council launch consultation on future of Sandown Bay Academy

The Isle of Wight council have launched a six week consultation on future plans for secondary school provision in Sandown, floating a possible partnership with the Governing Body of The Bay CE Primary School.

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