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School rankings · Isle of Wight

Best schools in Freshwater

1 schools in Freshwater, each ranked among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest DfE results.

iSources and method

SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outEach school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as the Isle of Wight league tables.
The best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools sit beside them; distances are as the crow flies.

Things to know
  • A dash means no figure is published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).

Primary schools

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Freshwater's own ranking

In FreshwaterSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School42%4%(26/37) in Isle of Wight

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Shalfleet Church of England Primary SchoolNewport2.7 miles75%17%1st (1/37) in Isle of Wight
St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolTotland Bay2.6 miles6%0%(37/37) in Isle of Wight

Secondary schools (GCSE)

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SourceDfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

None in Freshwater itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Priestlands SchoolLymington4.2 miles51.357%Top 21% (14/67) in Hampshire

More

League tables: Isle of Wight Primary · Isle of Wight GCSE.

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