The Bay Church of England School
Voluntary controlled all-through school in Sandown (Isle of Wight).
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first23 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Forest Edge School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Edge SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 8 | - |
| Broadlea Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 242 | Good, 2021 |
| Gatten and Lake Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 195 | Good, 2022 |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 96 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2016) |
| Newchurch Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 209 | Good, 2024 |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.2 mi | Primary | 181 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| St Helens Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.5 mi | Primary | 96 | Good, 2023 |
| Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.8 mi | Primary | 56 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Bembridge Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.8 mi | Primary | 186 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jul 2025, no grade given |
| Wroxall Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 90 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Haylands Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 357 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Nettlestone Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2024 |
| Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, RydeVoluntary aided | 4.5 mi | Primary | 185 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Lift RydeAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 1,461 | Good, 2022 |
| Godshill Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2023 |
| Greenmount Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 280 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| St Catherine's School and CollegeNon-maintained special | 4.8 mi | Special | 94 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Binstead Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.8 mi | Primary | 182 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| The Island Free SchoolFree schools | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 613 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2021 |
| Dover Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| Ryde School with Upper ChineOther independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 676 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 80
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