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Medina College

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Phil Pearce-Jones

location_onNewport, PO30 2DX

language Visit Website phone 1983526523

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2020

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Students

1,361

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Progress 8

-0.68

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GCSE Rank

#8 in Isle of Wight

#3,527 of 4,676 nationally

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Medina College is a Foundation school secondary school in Newport, serving ages 11-19. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Pupils make below-average progress (Progress 8: -0.68).

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School Summary

Medina College is a foundation school in Newport, Isle of Wight, admitting pupils aged 11-19. It has a sixth form offering post-16 education. The school has approximately 1,361 pupils on roll.

In 2024, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 33.8, placing the school #8 in Isle of Wight and #3,527 of 4,676 nationally. Progress 8 was -0.68 — below-average pupil progress.

A-level value added: -0.08 — sixth-form progress was broadly average.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 24.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were 6 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 21.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.68

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

33.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc13.40%

EBacc APS2.81

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.62

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

35.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc34%

EBacc APS2.88

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.68

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

42.3

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc29%

EBacc APS3.45

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc31%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.51

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

39.1

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc19%

EBacc APS3.28

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.56

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

39.4

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc36%

EBacc APS3.36

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

95%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)85%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)82%

Apprenticeships5%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

92%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)89%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment2%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)86%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

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Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

A-level results for students who stayed in sixth form at this school. Value added measures how much progress students made relative to their GCSE starting point.

2024

A-Level Value Added

-0.08

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make broadly expected progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

Students

198

Retention rate93.40%

2023

Avg Grade

C-

Students

222

Retention rate95.50%

2022

Avg Grade

Students

155

Retention rate92.9%

Source: DfE A Level and Other 16-18 Results

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2024

Inspection Report

13 July 2021

Inspection Report

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24 February 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2020

Inspection Report

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21 January 2020

Inspection Report

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19 March 2019

Inspection Report

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15 November 2017

Inspection Report

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26 January 2017

Inspection Report

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15 October 2015

Inspection Report

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10 March 2015

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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12 March 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2020-01-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Good

2019-03-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-11-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-01-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-10-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

21.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.4% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

7.5%(94 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 8.417% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 1,259 pupils. During this period, there were 272 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 21.6%, which is above the termly national average of 7.4%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	1,259	272	21.6%	7.4%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	1,271	254	20.0%	7.1%	2
2023/24 (Autumn term)	1,284	289	22.5%	8.2%	2
2022/23 (Summer term)	1,337	176	13.2%	6.6%	5
2022/23 (Spring term)	1,361	204	15.0%	6.4%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	1,372	275	20.0%	5.9%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	1,361	131	9.6%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	1,388	138	9.9%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	1,402	157	11.2%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	1,308	120	9.2%	3.6%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	1,312	36	2.7%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	1,309	207	15.8%	3.9%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	1,361	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	1,361	120	8.8%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	1,367	109	8.0%	4.2%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	1,369	69	5.0%	3.1%	2
2018/19 (Spring term)	1,402	113	8.1%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	1,411	83	5.9%	3.8%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	1,329	69	5.2%	3.4%	2
2017/18 (Spring term)	1,347	40	3.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	1,361	32	2.4%	3.7%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	1,245	16	1.3%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	1,256	36	2.9%	3.3%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	1,276	35	2.7%	3.1%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Medina College

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Student Destinations (After Secondary)

Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Secondary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Secondary Schools in Isle of Wight

The Island Free School

Christ The King College

Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy

Lift Ryde

Carisbrooke College

The Bay Church of England School