Medina College, Newport

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Medina College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 40.1 in Isle of Wight and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 35% in Isle of Wight and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 35.2.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 25.6, against 42.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Medina College as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 109 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Medina College are Christ The King College (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.3); Carisbrooke College (1.8 miles, Attainment 8 39.1); Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); and Lift Ryde (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Medina College.

Medina College is one of 8 schools run by Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Of the 142 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 54% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 259 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Medina College has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 16 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Medina College (near), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Medina College issued 744 suspensions, 60.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Medina College are Summerfields Primary School (0.4 miles), Barton Primary School (0.8 miles), Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy (1 mile) and Newport Church of England Aided Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.