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Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 2.5
Teaching Quality 2.7
Communication 2.7
Student Wellbeing 2.5
Facilities 2.6

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
19.5:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Good
80.9
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

50.4
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
+0.35
Progress 8
Above average
54.2%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
72.9%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

29.2% entered EBacc
21.9% achieved EBacc
192 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 21

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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Mar 13, 2025
1.0

"Warning"

Lexie rose pitman is going to put a bomb in buildings
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Feb 25, 2025
1.0

"HEARD ITS BAD"

I've Never Been To This School But I Heard Its Pretty Bad By My Brothers Friends Who Go There And Since I'm Now A Isle Of Wight Resident, I'll 100% Stick To Home Learning Then Rather Waiting For Another School In The Island.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Feb 14, 2025
2.0

"DONT TRUST THIS SCHOOL"

My child came here and the teacher threw a Table at his head. for no reason. the teacher was a goblin. The kid also had food poisoning EVERY DAY he was sick. the food here is a disgrace to society. the school halls were like a prison for him. everyone was depressed!!! Education was not a thing, my other son goes to Sandown and lately a lot of children moved from Ryde to there In Yr. 9 alone
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 17, 2024
1.0

"Bad School"

Horrid rules and horrible school
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 5, 2024
1.0

"Don't recomend"

This school has been the worst experience of my life. I am praying to be home-schooled. Every day i get bags thrown at me and people swearing at me. The teachers never help. 100% do not recomend.
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Jul 13, 2024
1.0

"Skibidi Ryde"

Everyone here is beats the only sigmas Is me and my 6ft nachalnt dread head friend everyone is skibidi and shoukd go back to Ohio there is no Fortnite gyatt wich makes papa angy
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 29, 2024
5.0

"Alright"

I mean its alright though
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 29, 2024
5.0

"Greatest"

Oh this is so fun for my children
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Apr 15, 2024
1.0

"not good bru"

dont send your kids here , the teachers are a disgrace to humanity , they are rude and intitled. toilets get locked throught the day too
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Mar 17, 2024
4.0

"It's good"

Great school with lots of activities
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Feb 26, 2024
5.0

"Vending machine"

Write a book by its cover
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Feb 20, 2024
5.0

"Developing School"

Developing school with lots of potential to grow in the community
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 3, 2023
4.0

"Silly break times"

Decent school and great education level but teachers are really strict with the uniform and make you go to lessons ages before end of break so you don't get much time
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Jun 28, 2023
1.0

"Ryde acadeny"

Bad
Food. Is. Expensive
Very. Mean. Teachers
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 20, 2023
1.0

"Terrible"

Everything is just really bad
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Jan 19, 2023
1.0

"It's mid"

one day a 2ft tall midget jumped out an air vent and smacked me with an overpriced panini
Also there is a guy that looks like fish sticks that tried to bum me and biggie cheese shot me in a drive by

Overall the school is mid
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 26, 2022
3.0

"Mental health "

Do not go to this school if you have mental health issues they don’t care
if you want ACTUAL help this is not the place all they care about is uniform and attendance and how the school looks they do not care about their students the actual teachers are good but the people in charge or down in student services need to do better I hate how they use LGBTQIA+ Students as propaganda as a openly bisexual student I feel like an advertisement THIS SCHOOL DOES NOT PRACTICE WHAT IT PREACHES
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 5, 2022
1.0

"ryde academy the best"

this school aint that bad i just dont like some of the teachers here
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Nov 25, 2021
1.0

"Safe environment? "

Teachers think shouting is a good way to sort bad behaviour out. This can be dealt with a more mature and easier way. With shouting it seams like they are trying to intimidated us and that is not how a school should be. School should be and environment we feel safe in not being intimidated by people. My child has come home everyday and complained about teachers shouting at other students.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 8, 2021
3.0

".........."

Teachers are proper annoying, proper dumb uniform rules, and stupid behaviour system. Also has bad football/sports facilities with an atrocious pitch and astro. Nice school inside though, with decent subject layout, nice inside all round. Good canteen.
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Nov 18, 2020
5.0

"Ryde academy "

Really nice and helpful school, very nice teachers and students and the students are achieving their target grades and they are always improving and are some of the best improved grades on the island
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 5/5

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