Medina College is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Newport, Isle of Wight, for children and young people aged 11 to 19. Its specialist base has 16 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 11–19
- 1,094 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 16 places, 12 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,094
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jess Paul (Head Teacher)
- Part of
- Hisp Multi Academy Trust LTD
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- School reference (URN)
- 150099
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Isle of Wight (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Isle of Wight council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, January 2020
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in January 2020.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Fairlee Road, Newport, PO30 2DX
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Medina House School Special school · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- Lionheart School Alternative provision · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.9 miles
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 1.0 mile
All SEND schools in Isle of Wight
By need in Isle of Wight: Autism (8) · Speech and language (5) · SEMH (4) · Severe learning (2) · PMLD (2) · Hearing (2) · Vision (2) · Multi-sensory (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Medina College
How do I get a place in Medina College’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Medina College support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Medina College take?
Aged 11 to 19, boys and girls.
What is Medina College’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in January 2020 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Medina College?
Fairlee Road, Newport, PO30 2DX, in Isle of Wight.
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