Ryde School Sixth Formers give back in Ghana

For a group of our Sixth Formers, Ryde School’s recent visit to Ghana was a truly life-changing experience. The 2026 Ghana Link trip gave our students an opportunity to teach local children at Nako School, and support our ongoing fundraising effort to build a new classroom block there. It started with a 36-hour journey from […]

Stunning new Lower Prep opens at Ryde School

Oxford Lodge

Oxford Lodge – opens at Ryde School Oxford Lodge, a new, purposefully designed setting for Ryde School’s younger pupils to flourish, has now opened. The fully-renovated Victorian building, located on the main school site, has become the new home for Lower Prep children across Reception, Year 1 and 2. The new location moves these year […]

Trinity pub quiz to return

Our popular Trinity Pub Quiz will return to Ryde School on Friday 9 October. This year, the quiz will be raising money for Sophie’s Legacy, a local charity supporting families with children in hospital. As ever, the event will include a hot meal and a raffle, with prizes donated by the following organisations: Tapnell Farm […]

Life in war-torn Ukraine for Ryde pupil Yaroslav

Yaroslav is a Ukrainian pupil studying at Ryde School. After finishing his GCSEs, he returned to Ukraine to spend the summer with his family. It was an experience very few of us could ever imagine. During a video call with our Marketing and Communications Manager, Matt White, Yaroslav shared stories of life in Ukraine, the […]

Ryde to host climate change event with Sacha Dench

Ryde School is pleased to work with the Isle of Wight Climate Education Hub to host Dare to Change the World this month. Trailblazing adventurer, environmentalist and climate campaigner, Sacha Dench, will be a special guest at the event, on Thursday 24 September, at 6pm. Sacha works tirelessly to protecting our planet, and she will […]

Best 1 – 9 GCSE results ever at Ryde School

Ryde School is celebrating another year of very successful GCSE results. Our results were the best across every metric since 9–1 grading was introduced (excluding Covid-adjusted years), with 31.4% of all GCSEs at grade 9 or 8 and almost half at 9, 8 or 7. Other standout stats include 43% of pupils achieving five or […]

Outstanding A level and IB results for Ryde

Ryde School pupils are celebrating their best results in over a decade following an exceptional set of A Level and IB grades. This year’s leavers attained 48.6% of grades at A*-A and 71.0% of grades at A*-B, representing the best results at this level since 2014 (excluding Covid-adjusted years). Notably, almost a quarter of pupils […]

Ryde School Celebrates Historic IB Results

Ryde School is delighted to announce that this summer’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme results are the best in the School’s history. Pupils have achieved an exceptional average score of 35.83, significantly outperforming the global average, which this year is 30.88. This record-breaking performance reflects the dedication and academic ambition of the 2026 cohort. The […]

Ryde celebrates National Wellbeing Award

Ryde School has officially been honoured with a Wellbeing Award for Schools, celebrating our commitment to the mental health and happiness of our pupils and staff. Following the rigorous assessment, judges rated Ryde’s wellbeing provision at an ‘excellent level’, praising us for building a vibrant, ‘whole-school culture’, where mental health isn’t just an afterthought, it […]

Celebrating nursery success

We are thrilled to announce our Ryde School nursery has been recognised as one of the best in the South East. Daynurseries.co.uk has ranked Westhill Nursery in the top 20 nurseries from 2,500 across the region in its annual awards. These awards are based on the number of outstanding reviews given by parents, and it […]