The Bay Church of England School
Voluntary controlled all-through school in Sandown (Isle of Wight).
Attainment 8
32
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
15.5%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.0%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.1
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.9%
2024/25
Capacity
84%
1,232 / 1,470 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Enrichment found on the school website
1Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
4Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 STEM and digital
- 1 Academic support
- 1 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
3 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORK FOR US | Club | Other | - |
| Times Tables Rock Stars | Programme | STEM and digital | Online times tables practice, played as a game. |
| Little Wandle | Programme | Academic support | Phonics programme (Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised). |
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