Carisbrooke College

Carisbrooke College
Address
Mountbatten Drive Newport , Isle of Wight , PO30 5QU England
Coordinates	50.69755°N 1.314928°W / 50.69755; -1.314928
Information
Type	Foundation school
Motto	Aspire and Achieve
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Established	1907
Local authority	Isle of Wight
Department for Education URN	136012 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Terence Hart
Head teacher	Karen Begley
Staff	~200 (full-time)
Gender	Male / Female
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	TBC
Colour(s)	Blue   grey
Website	https://www.carisbrooke.iow.sch.uk/

Carisbrooke College is a foundation trust-supported secondary school in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight, formerly Carisbrooke High School. Sixth form students are based at the Island Innovation sixth form Campus, in Newport, a shared sixth form with Medina College.

History

The history of Carisbrooke College dates from 1907, when its forerunner, Newport County Secondary Grammar School, was opened on Upper St James Street, Newport. The new school was situated on the site of the pre-existing Newport Technical Institute and Seely Library, both having been built with the support of Sir Charles Seely.

In 1957–58, the school moved from its premises on St James Street, Newport, to a purpose-built site in nearby Carisbrooke. The school changed its name to Carisbrooke Grammar School. It also absorbed many of the students from the East Cowes Technical School, which closed down a year or so later. On the same site a separate school was built, called Priory Boys Secondary Modern School. The schools shared sports fields for football, rugby, cricket, hockey and athletics plus a kitchen and dining room block.

The Carisbrooke Grammar School complex included a main block with classrooms, a staff room, staff offices, senior common room and a tuck shop. Connected to this block were a music room and assembly hall/auditorium and a gymnasium . There was a separate science block. A single-storey craft block was included for woodwork and metalwork classes. A few years after opening, an outdoor swimming pool was added. There were separate playgrounds for boys and girls, each with tennis courts for use in the summer.

The first headmaster of Carisbrooke Grammar School was Stanley G. Ward, with an initial staff complement of 41. Each of Forms 1 through 5 initially had four classes designated 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A and so on. This was changed in 1960 when Forms 3 through 5 classes C and D were relabeled L and G, for Latin and German. Each year had approximately 120 students. By 1965 the Lower and Upper Sixth Forms had about 60 students.

The Isle of Wight moved to a comprehensive education system in 1971. This resulted in Carisbrooke Grammar School merging with its neighbour, Priory Boys Secondary Modern School, to become Carisbrooke High School.

1935 Blazer Badge of Newport County Secondary Grammar School

The Isle of Wight reorganised its education system again in 2010–11. As a result, Island Innovation Trust (formerly Medina Innovation Trust), took over responsibility for the school. In September 2011, the school reopened as Carisbrooke College, with the age range extended to Year 7 to Year 13 (having previously been from Year 9 upwards). It is now one of eight secondary providers on the Isle of Wight, with the school in a hard federation^{[clarification needed]} with Medina College.

In July 2015 Isle of Wight Council put forward proposals to close Carisbrooke College from 2016, and merge it with Medina College.^[1] The plan was rejected by councillors.^[2]

Demolition of the old main east block begins in 2017

New building shortly after completion in 2019

Over 2017-2020 the sprawling old buildings were progressively demolished, and a new building was erected on a much smaller footprint.

Results

The school's recent exam results are listed below:^[3]

Year	GCSE A*-C	A Level points
2010	49	719.3
2011	51	668.1
2012	36	643.4
2013	44	698.9
2014	28	661.9
2015	54[4]
2016	51

Notable former pupils

Arts and media

• Suri Krishnamma, film director^{[citation needed]}
• Donna Langley, Chair of Universal Pictures^[5]

Sport

• Danny Briggs, England cricketer^[6]
• Keegan Brown, professional darts player^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Friend, cricketer^[7]
• Adam Hose, MCC cricketer^[8]
• Darren Mew, Olympic swimmer^{[citation needed]}
• Gareth Williams, former Aston Villa footballer^{[citation needed]}

External links

• School website

References

1. "Isle of Wight School merger plan recommended". BBC News. July 2015.
2. "Isle of Wight School merger plan voted down at meeting". BBC News. 9 July 2015.
3. "School and college performance tables". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
4. "Hike in Carisbrooke GCSEs 'Remarkable' - Isle of Wight News". Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. Little, Lori (30 December 2009). "Isle of Wight movie executive Donna Langley — who became chair of Universal — is named a Dame". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
6. "Player profile: Danny Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
7. "Player profile: Tom Friend". www.mccuniversities.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
8. "MCC Young Cricketers in the winter". www.lords.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.