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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, August 2014·1 min read

Exciting destinations for Sandown Bay Academy students

Whilst the Academy are still collating the overall figures due to some grades only arriving this morning, they are delighted to congratulate those students heading off to their exciting destinations. Below are just a few.

10, June 2014·2 min read

Positive Ofsted report for Academy in Special Measures

It's only been a few months since the last inspection, but Ofsted has been back to Sandown Bay to see whether progress is being made to exit Special Measures.

25, April 2014·4 min read

How long should it take a school to move out of Special Measures?

With three of the six secondary schools in Special Measures, many parents might be wondering how long it should take for the schools to exit Special Measures.

21, March 2014·1 min read

The Academy sponsor that runs a third of Island schools told by Gov to stop

Discussions in Parliament reveal that Academy sponsor on the Island has been restricted in taking on any new schools.

27, February 2014·3 min read

Sandown Bay Academy ‘revitalised’ under new leadership

The Ofsted inspector found that although the new Principal has only been in post nine weeks, he has revitalised this academy.

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.

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).

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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?

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