Isle of Wight Council To Merge Island Schools.

IW Cllr Geoff Lumley (pictured) reports: on the Isle of Wight Council’s announcement that, Kitbridge Middle School is to merge with Downside Middle School.

Merger Not Closure:  Six weeks ago Council education chiefs asked the governors of Downside Middle School to consider merging with Kitbridge Middle School under Downside’s superb Headteacher’s leadership, due to Kitbridge being assessed by Ofsted as requiring special measures, but ‘without the capacity to improve’. Read more »