SCHOOL PROFILE
The Bay Church of England School: data, trends and context
The Bay Church of England School is a all-through school in Isle of Wight. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
136013
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Voluntary controlled school
Status
Open
Local authority
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Postcode
PO36 9BA
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,232
FSM eligible
29.9%
EAL / First language other than English
5.6%
SEND (total)
21.5%
SEN Support
16.0%
EHCP
5.5%
White British
87.5%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
92.0%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Severe absence
2.7%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
34.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.64%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
38.3
English & maths grade 5+
26.6%
English & maths grade 4+
47.5%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See The Bay Church of England School against 25 similar schools
The Bay Church of England School is a all-through school in Isle of Wight. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.