The overall outcomes for Year 11 in 2017 show a slow and steady improvement on previous years, with nearly all key measures better than or equal to last year.
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.
Isle of Wight pupils from disadvantaged background are really being let down. They leave secondary school on average nearly 2.5 years behind attainment of Mainland non-disadvantaged peers - that's a 13.5 yo vs a 16 yo.
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.
Following last week's GCSE results day, academies and colleges around the Isle of Wight will be sharing a more detail breakdown of attainment. This article will be updated throughout the day.
Initial reports suggest that schools on the Isle of Wight appear to compare favourably with national averages and in some cases, have improved significantly – against the national trend of a decline in results.
The validated GCSE results have now been released by the Department for Education. Many schools show significant improvement, but there are some dips for other schools. Carisbrooke's improvement is incredible.
Well done to all the leaders, staff and pupils who have worked so hard in the last couple of years towards improving GCSE results. Your achievement has been recognised nationally.
Congratulations to Medina pupil, Joe Groves, who achieved nine GCSE grades at A* and two more at grade A making him one of the highest achievers nationally.
There's been a massive GCSE improvement at Carisbrooke College with the number of pupils obtaining 5 GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths, surging from below 30% to 54%. Well done to all!