Education
OnTheWight is widely-acknowledged as the best place to find out about education on the Isle of Wight.
Whether it be the latest Ofsted inspection report, GCSE and A-Level results; pupils’ achievements; or educational trips, this is the place to find up-to-date, reliable information.
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Priory School pupils dazzle with exceptional results in the 2023 post-Covid examination series
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The pupils had an informative history lesson on Ukraine and then helped sorted 200 bags of donations for refugees
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Congratulations to all at Priory School who have worked hard to achieve this positive report from Ofsted.
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Priory School saw a year of outstanding results for GCSEs for the 13 students in Y11, one in Y10, one in Y9, who cover the full range of ability.
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The National Education Union says they need to see the full details of the teacher-assessment process as soon as possible, so that they can help support it
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Progress 8 and Attainment 8 are just two of the new ways of measuring performance of schools across the country. OnTheWight shares a handy slideshow which makes sense of the new measurements.
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is praised by Ofsted for progress, yet still 'requires improvement' due to curriculum gaps
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Practitioners are supportive of the assessment because it helps teachers plan the next stage for that child, but figures for 2016-2017 show Isle of Wight children are behind the national average in some development levels by the time they leave reception class.
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Proposals for an increase to the number of SEND places in the Isle of Wight's school system have gone live
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Isle of Wight Council has announced proposals to set up two special educational needs centres in primary schools
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Undeterred by the set back the team say they "stand firmly by their principles and are exploring alternative methods of delivering their vision".