The Five Islands Academy
Academy sponsor led · St Mary's · TR21 0NA
Ages 3–16 · 243 pupils · Isles Of Scilly
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
52.8
Overall absence
6.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-10-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
EBacc APS: 4.3
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 235
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
243 pupils · 285 places
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- Boys / girls
- 130 / 113
- School capacity
- 285
- Capacity fill
- 243 / 285 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- FSM pupils
- 9
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–16
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Governance
- Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Lewin
Location
- Address
- Church Road, Old Town
- Postcode
- TR21 0NA
- Town
- St Mary's
- County
- Isles of Scilly
- Local authority
- Isles Of Scilly
- District
- Isles of Scilly
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 3–16, in St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly, 243 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 3.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Truro.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Lewin
- Telephone
- 01720424850