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EnglandSouth WestIsles of ScillyTR21 0NAThe Five Islands Academy
All-through

The Five Islands Academy

All-through

Isles of Scilly · St Mary's · TR21 0NA www.fiveislands.scilly.sch.uk

Pupils
251
cap. 285
Ages
3 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
82%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
90.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
251
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
82%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
90.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
251
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityIsles Of Scilly
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio10.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of The Five Islands Academy · All-through · Isles Of Scilly

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
57%
0pp
57%47%37%
'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
7%6%4%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
82%
-6pp
88%83%78%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
-19pp
67%56%46%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
48.7
-4.1
53.251.048.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.7
EBacc entry
14%
+8pp
31%18%6%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
90.0
+17.7
142.5104.867.0
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 90.0
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
251
Pupil : teacher ratio
10.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Old Town, St Mary's, TR21 0NA
Local authority
Isles Of Scilly
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%93%46%71%14%71%18%96%75%108.0104.0103.018%251
2023/2457%4%96%26%83%17%61%13%100%78%107.0102.0104.016%248
2022/2337%5%53%16%37%5%74%21%79%47%102.0104.099.0-2.90-5.10+1.409%263
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published14%New school

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2582%46%48.7Not applicable14%90.014%251
2023/2488%65%52.8+1.076%72.312%248
2022/2378%63%53.2+0.7231%142.531%263
2021/2287%67%52.5+0.4927%67.027%263
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252519.618%1%4%6%18%
2023/242489.216%1%3%6%14%
2022/2326310.19%1%5%6%16%
2021/2226310.510%1%3%6%12%
2020/2125911.311%1%5%
2018/1927014%1%5%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.