What is The Five Islands Academy's Ofsted rating?

The Five Islands Academy received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2023 inspection.

What are The Five Islands Academy's latest exam results?

The Five Islands Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 48.4. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Five Islands Academy located?

The Five Islands Academy is a secondary school in St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly (TR21 0NA).

How many pupils attend The Five Islands Academy?

The Five Islands Academy has around 251 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Five Islands Academy with other schools?

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All-throughData as of May 2026

The Five Islands Academy

Church Road, Old Town, St Mary's, TR21 0NA

Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Oct 2023

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

48.4school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

KS2 Results (Primary)

Percentage reaching expected standard— 2024/25

Reading

93.0%

Writing

71.0%

Maths

71.0%

RWM Combined

57.0%

Trend — Expected Standard % & Higher Standard %

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GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

48.4

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

13.9%

Basics 9-5

45.5%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

48.4

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	53.2	46.4
2023/24	52.8	46.4
2024/25	48.4	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.72	0.00
2023/24	+1.07	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

13.6%

EBacc APS

4.07

EBacc 9-5

9.1%

EBacc 9-4

9.1%

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