Medina House School
Community special school in Newport Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight).
Location
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Medina House School has been supporting the educational experiences of children on the Isle of Wight for over 30 years. As the only primary aged specialist school on the Isle of Wight, our pupil demographics are diverse but this creates an exciting and very special school.
We are a Rights Respecting school and achieved our UK Silver accreditation from Unicef, demonstrating our commitment to learn about the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). At MHS we all strive to "be the best that we can be!". This school motto applies to all stakeholders at the school and is something that is celebrated daily.
We acknowledge that to achieve the "best" we need to work in close partnership with parents and external agencies to ensure that every pupil receives the highest standards of education and care.
Our staff team are dedicated in being their best and to help support this we put professional learning and development at the heart of our efforts to ensure that expertise within the school develops to meet the challenge of providing the very best.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 118228
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Robinson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Withall | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jeremy Robinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rachel Weldon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Colleen Brannon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Andrew Trotter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Berry | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Sheila Frost | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Zac Newnham Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Amber Devine Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Stephanie Gardner Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Saul Gavin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
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