Medina House School is a special school in Newport Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with 149 pupils. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teaching Assistant B (closes 23 November) and Teaching Assistant A x3 (closes 23 November).
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Head
Christopher Berry, Headteacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
149 pupils · 34% girls · 29.5% eligible for free school meals · 2.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 149 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Join Our Team Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children with additional needs? Do you have the enthusiasm, patience and resilience to help pupils…
We are seeking to appoint three Teaching Assistant Level 3 (TA3) staff to join our dedicated and supportive team:Two positions based at our School Lane site, Newport One position…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
0%
0%
2023/24
0%
0%
2022/23
0%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
28 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
17.9
8.3
–
0
£46,670
2024/25
13.4
10.3
0%
0
£49,131
2023/24
13.4
8.0
22%
0
£48,635
2022/23
13.8
7.1
23%
1
£44,538
2021/22
13.8
7.1
17%
0
£43,887
2020/21
15.4
6.4
13%
0
£42,363
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
14.2
6.9
7%
0
£40,469
2018/19
11.6
8.0
0%
1
£41,349
2017/18
12.4
6.6
8%
0
£41,450
2016/17
11.6
7.0
0%
0
£41,844
2015/16
11.6
6.9
9%
0
£39,651
2014/15
10.6
6.6
0%
0
£39,648
2013/14
9.4
6.9
30%
0
£42,674
2012/13
8.7
6.7
0%
0
£41,561
2011/12
7.6
6.8
13%
0
£43,521
2010/11
10.6
5.8
57%
0
£37,179
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
11.7%
1.1%
42.9%
11.4%
2024/25
9.9%
1.7%
35.8%
1.7%
2023/24
8.4%
0.9%
27.0%
2.0%
2022/23
10.4%
1.0%
37.6%
1.2%
2021/22
7.7%
0.9%
30.6%
2.4%
2020/21
17.8%
0.2%
53.5%
3.5%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
7.3%
0.5%
23.7%
0.0%
2017/18
9.7%
0.5%
24.7%
2.7%
2016/17
7.9%
1.0%
22.9%
1.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant C, Teaching Assistant C x3. Last advertised September 2026.
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