Isle of Wight Ofsted report

The inspector said teaching was not good enough and ‘confused’ pupils did not make enough progress, but the Executive Headteacher said that staff and pupils had worked extremely hard and the inspectors recognised the strengths in the school.

The once-troubled, but now thriving Cowes Enterprise College is one of a handful of best practice case studies featured in Ofsted’s latest annual report.

The improvements at this primary school were found by the Ofsted inspector to be notable and despite facing numerous challenges, the headteacher’s resolve to improve the school had not wavered.

The school had a short inspection at the end of July, and the inspector found priorities for improvement — including addressing a decline in overall performance and a ‘sharp drop’ in progress and attainment in writing.

The secondary school has been long held up by local politicians as the 'beacon' school for the Isle of Wight, but today, Ofsted have dealt a shocking blow with an Inadequate rating for the school.

Another fantastic report in less than four months for St Catherine's school in Ventnor, where pupils are supported well and thrive.

The Chair of governors said the governors are delighted with the outcome of the recent inspection which reflects the hard work, commitment and enthusiasm of the school community.

Congratulations to all at Priory School who have worked hard to achieve this positive report from Ofsted.

The Head Teacher of the Studio School said the "constant references throughout the report to achieving our core values around helping to create confident business-ready young adults who are given the opportunity to succeed in a small, safe and caring community means a lot to us".

Congratulations to St Catherine's school, which for third year in a row, is found to be outstanding in their residential care provision.

Well done to all involved in ensuring this Isle of Wight primary school continues to provide 'Good' provision for its pupils.