School admissions in Newport (Isle of Wight)
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Newport (Isle of Wight) in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Newport (Isle of Wight) first 262 times for 257 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Isle of Wight authority's 37 schools. 2 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Nine Acres Primary School, to 0.90 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Newport (Isle of Wight) first 432 times for 449 places: 0.96 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Isle of Wight authority's 7 schools. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Carisbrooke College, to 8.97 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School | 1.45 | 11 | not published |
| Nine Acres Primary School | 1.12 | 58 | 0.901 miles |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | 1.00 | 32 | not published |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 31 | not published |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | 0.97 | 34 | not published |
| Barton Primary School | 0.96 | 27 | not published |
| Shalfleet Church of England Primary School | 0.95 | 21 | not published |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 0.95 | 20 | not published |
| Summerfields Primary School | 0.89 | 19 | not published |
| Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 0.75 | 4 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carisbrooke College | 1.30 | 110 | 8.971 miles |
| Christ The King College | 1.03 | 230 | not published |
| Medina College | 0.49 | 109 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.