The Island Free School
Free schools secondary school in Ventnor (Isle of Wight).
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Nearby schools
nearest first10 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.1 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2021 |
| St Catherine's School and CollegeNon-maintained special | 0.6 mi | Special | 94 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Wroxall Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 90 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Primary | 181 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Godshill Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2023 |
| Niton Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 194 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Gatten and Lake Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 195 | Good, 2022 |
| Broadlea Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 242 | Good, 2021 |
| Newchurch Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 209 | Good, 2024 |
| The Bay Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | All-through | 1,232 | Good, 2023 |
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 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 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
- 155
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