Carisbrooke College
Academy converter · 615 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Voluntary aided school
Christ The King College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131of 1,700 places
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 188
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 28 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Trinity Church of England Aided Middle School (URN 118220); Archbishop King Catholic Middle School (URN 118221).
What the data says
Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 at Christ The King College in 2023, 44% stayed on in Christ The King College’s own sixth form (Isle of Wight average 35%), 43% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 45% went to university (Isle of Wight 25%, England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 91% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.8 against 46.1 across England and 41.5 in Isle of Wight, with 42% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Isle of Wight and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Christ The King College | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 204 | 1,248 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 44% | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 50% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Christ The King College | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 93 | 1,094 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 45% | 25% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 15% | 9% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 25% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Christ The King College | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.8 | 41.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 12% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.8 | 30.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.2 | 45.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 184 | 98% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 183 | 97% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 68% |
| English Literature | 178 | 95% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 175 | 93% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 66% |
| Religious Studies | 172 | 91% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 52% |
| History | 86 | 46% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 67% |
| Geography | 82 | 44% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 78% |
| Business Studies | 56 | 30% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 77% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 20% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 53% |
| Computer Science | 33 | 18% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 70% |
| Physical Education | 29 | 15% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 59% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 11% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 86% |
| Design and Technology | 21 | 11% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 62% |
| Graphic Communication | 17 | 9% | 1% | 12% | 23% | 65% |
| Drama | 15 | 8% | 7% | 33% | 27% | 73% |
| French | 14 | 7% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 79% |
| Photography | 13 | 7% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 77% |
| Media Studies | 11 | 6% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 73% |
| Classical Civilisation | 9 | 5% | 1% | 33% | 40% | 89% |
| Latin | 8 | 4% | 1% | 63% | 74% | 88% |
| Spanish | 7 | 4% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 18 | 24% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 17 | 23% | — |
| Sports Studies | 12 | 16% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | 13% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Christ The King College | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 136 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 75 | 390 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.65 | 30.23 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 8% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 21 | 28% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 19 | 25% | 13% |
| History | 17 | 23% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 16 | 21% | 31% |
| Psychology | 15 | 20% | 23% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 17% | 5% |
| Geography | 11 | 15% | 10% |
| Media Studies | 10 | 13% | 4% |
| Biology | 9 | 12% | 20% |
| English Literature | 7 | 9% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 7 | 9% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 8% | 4% |
| Product Design | 6 | 8% | 2% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 15 | 20% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 8% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 8% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 6 | 8% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 8% | — |
| Latin | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.