Five Islands School
| Established | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Federated voluntary controlled comprehensive |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Linda Todd |
| Location |
Carn Gwaval, Church Road, St Mary's Isles of Scilly TR21 0NA England Coordinates: 49°54′45″N 6°18′18″W / 49.9125°N 6.305°W |
| Local authority | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| DfE number | 420/3005 |
| DfE URN | 133554 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 280 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 4–16 |
| Website | Official website |
The Five Islands School is the first federated school in the United Kingdom, providing primary and secondary education for children from 3–16 at five sites across the Isles of Scilly.
Secondary education (up to GCSE) is provided only on the most populous island of St Mary's. There, it was based at the Carn Thomas site, on the eastern edge of Hugh Town, on the road to Porth Mellon, but in 2011 relocated to a new school complex at Carn Gwaval, adjacent to an existing primary base there, between Hugh Town and Old Town. Secondary pupils from the other islands are given free board at Mundesley Hostel during the school week, returning home at the weekends and holidays.
The four primary education bases are at Carn Gwaval, near Old Town — for St Mary's pupils (combined since 2011 with the sole secondary education base); on Tresco, near Old Grimsby — for pupils from that island and the neighbouring island of Bryher; on St Martin's; and on St Agnes.
The secondary school and four primary schools were formerly five separate schools. While the smaller schools were praised by inspectors, the two larger schools on St Mary's were judged as inadequate. In response, the government forced a fresh start as a federated school, which opened in April 2002 and subsequently the other off islands bases were also federated.
An inspection in June and July 2003 again found the standard of education at the St Mary's sites to be inadequate, and the school was placed in special measures until 2005.
Under a succession of heads, the school has become a successful and cohesive federation, judged "outstanding" by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in 2007. The school's GCSE results are now the highest in South West England.
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