Isle of Wight education

Cllr Brading said, “Given only seven children attending Yarmouth actually live in the town and 69 live in Freshwater and Totland, it makes logical sense to propose the move to relocate Yarmouth CE Primary onto the All Saints’ site."

Ofsted said the school the new reading and writing teaching strategies had delivered some “remarkable improvements".

There was an eight per cent improvement in maths on the Isle of Wight, compared to the national figure which rose by 3%.

Central and West Wight Labour Party say the Isle of Wight council should wait for the Island Plan to be implemented before closing any schools and disrupting staff and pupils.

A group of well-informed parents are preparing a challenge to the Isle of Wight Council’s current proposal to close Yarmouth CE Primary School. Governors have invited parents to a meeting tonight (Wednesday).

The Diocese say they understand the opposition from parents and acknowledge the need to address surplus school places, but are concerned at the rapid timescales involved in taking these significant decisions.

One councillor believes SATs are in place to test the teachers rather than the students adding "it's all about the league tables with no regard given to the children". The Cabinet member said she'd get rid of league tables in a heartbeat. Could the Isle of Wight follow suit?

Councillors from Freshwater and Yarmouth share their views on the Isle of Wight council's recommendations over school places in West Wight.

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the recommendations set out below to tackle primary school places in the West Wight.

According to End Child Poverty's May 2019 figures there are 9,679 children on the Isle of Wight living in poverty. That’s 34.3 per cent of children, and an increase on last year’s figures of 29.5%.

The awards recognised achievement in a range of subjects – and gave the opportunity to share and showcase stories.