Press Releases

From the 1st of September 2018, The Bay CE School will be extending its age range to become the first All Through School located on the Island, providing education for children aged four to 16 years. The school will comprise of two sites; the primary school site for pupils in reception to year six in Winchester Park Road and the secondary…

We’re still a good school… and getting better! The Bay CE Primary School retains its ‘good’ status. Following an Ofsted Inspection on 20 February 2018, The Bay CE Primary School is delighted to report that the inspector has judged the school to have maintained its ‘good’ rating. Executive Headteacher of The Bay, Duncan Mills said:…

Sandown Bay Academy will close on 31 August 2018 following final Ministerial approval being received today (21 February 2018).This decision enables plans to extend The Bay CE Primary to become an all through school from 1 September 2018 catering for students aged 4-16.“I am absolutely delighted that, we have now received the final Ministerial approval…

Remarkable turnaround for Niton Primary School Governors and parents have joined with the pupils and staff of Niton Primary School to celebrate achieving a ‘good’ rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. Just four years after being judged as ‘inadequate’, the lowest grade, inspectors now acknowledge that leaders at the school ‘demonstrate an absolute belief that…