The Island Free School is delighted to announce that we have secured the future of Rew Valley Sports Centre – an outstanding sports facility in Upper Ventnor, which was earmarked by the Council for closure in September 2014. We have signed an agreement to take over the running of this centre, which is currently used…
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The Island Free School is delighted to announce that we have secured sponsorship for all 12 of our music scholars, thanks to generous support from local businesses, individuals and organisations. Each sponsor has committed to paying £400, which covers one student’s musical tuition for a whole year. The sponsors include Mark King from Level 42,…
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You can apply to go onto the waiting list for a Year 7 place at The Island Free School. If a place does become available, we will use our admissions criteria to rank applicants. If your child meets the criteria better than the other applicants do, then you will be offered the place. Steph Boyd,…
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> Please click here to download the uniform guide now. We have been working with a designer to create a uniform for the students that is practical, hard wearing and smart – without being stuffy. The colours for our school are dark blue and sky blue. The girls’ blazer, shown above left, has attractive piping;…
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On Saturday 15 March 2014, The Island Free School invited prospective students and their families to a meeting at the new school site on Leeson Road in Ventnor. The school is oversubscribed for Year 7 places starting in September 2014 – and the 125 children with offers were invited with their families to look around,…
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We are delighted to announce that we have secured a temporary site for The Island Free School – the old St Boniface Primary School, on St Boniface Road in Ventnor. Our Year 7 students will start here in September 2014 and remain here for a year while a new state of the art school is…
Read articlePlease click here to download a really useful document compiled by the New Schools Network, a charitable organisation set up to support and quality assure the Free School programme. If you have any questions, please do get in touch with us.
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The members and Directors of The Island Free School are delighted to announce that we have secured the services of Centerprise International to deliver the school’s ICT provision. Centerprise is a highly respected, Hampshire-based company with experience of working with many free schools. They have a reputation for providing bespoke ICT solutions and pride themselves…
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We have been busy working with the Department for Education (DfE) and the Education Funding Agency to secure two suitable sites for our school – an interim site (where students will start in September 2014) and a permanent site where a brand new school will be constructed to our specifications. At our recent Open Evening,…
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The Island Free School held its first Open Evening on Monday 21 October at Rew Valley Sports Centre in Ventnor. Over 600 parents and community members turned out to hear the new Principal Steph Boyd share his vision for the school. There were opportunities to talk to Mr Boyd, and other members of the Free…
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