Safeguarding context · Local authority
Isle of Wight: the safeguarding context
- 51 schools and colleges
- England
- Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership
Evidence of the local risks around every school and college in Isle of Wight, ready for your policy, your staff and your inspector.
What children's services, the health service and the police record across Isle of Wight, the local safeguarding arrangements, and the 51 open schools and colleges in the Department for Education register for Isle of Wight, England. Everything here describes the area. None of it rates a school or college.
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First finding · Harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) across Isle of Wight
Across Isle of Wight, no harm outside the home stood out against England in what children's social care recorded at assessment.
This describes what social workers record for the whole authority, never a school, a college or any child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
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Local safeguarding arrangements
Isle of Wight is covered by Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership.
- Report a concern about a childiwight.com
- Isle of Wight threshold document (continuum of need)iowscp.org.uk
- Request early help in Isle of Wightiow.gov.uk
- Allegations against staff: the Isle of Wight designated officer (LADO)iowscp.org.uk
- Prevent referral route in Isle of Wightiow.gov.uk
- Family hubs in Isle of Wightiow.gov.uk
- The partnership's procedures, guidance and trainingiowscp.org.uk
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Links checked 1 November 2026.
What is recorded across Isle of Wight
Published figures for the whole authority, or the police force area it sits in, beside the national figure named in each table where one is published. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
What children's services record, year to 31 March 2025, the latest year published
Children in need, child protection plans and the factors social workers identified at assessment across Isle of Wight. The whole authority, never a school, college or setting.
| Measure | Isle of Wight | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children in need at 31 March | 530.2 per 10,000 children (1,238 children) | 330.3 | Higher |
| Children on child protection plans at 31 March | 86.9 per 10,000 children (203 children) | 40.6 | Higher |
| Child criminal exploitation | 1.3% of assessments | 3.2% | Lower |
| Child sexual exploitation | 1.3% of assessments | 2.4% | Lower |
| Gangs | not published | 1.7% | Not compared |
| Going missing | 0.7% of assessments | 3.3% | Lower |
| Trafficking | not published | 0.4% | Not compared |
| Sexual abuse by another child | 1.6% of assessments | 2.5% | Lower |
| Physical abuse by another child | 1.4% of assessments | 3% | Lower |
| Domestic abuse, the child as victim | 3.1% of assessments | 11.3% | Lower |
| Domestic abuse, a parent or carer as victim | 21.2% of assessments | 31.7% | Lower |
| Self-harm | 0.7% of assessments | 5% | Lower |
| The child's mental health | 10.9% of assessments | 17.6% | Lower |
| Drug misuse by the child | 3.5% of assessments | 4.8% | Lower |
| Alcohol misuse by the child | 1.8% of assessments | 2.1% | Lower |
| Socially unacceptable behaviour | 3.5% of assessments | 7% | Lower |
| Neglect | 22.9% of assessments | 17.6% | Higher |
| Emotional abuse | 17.4% of assessments | 19% | Similar |
Department for Education, Children in need, reporting year 2025.
Young people's health and youth justice
Published figures for Isle of Wight against England; higher or lower is the publisher's own significance test.
| Measure | Period | Isle of Wight | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions for self-harm, ages 10 to 24 | 2023/24 | 518.1 per 100,000, age-standardised | 266.6 | Higher |
| Hospital admissions for violence, including sexual violence, all ages | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 17.5 per 100,000, age-standardised | 31.9 | Lower |
| First-time entrants to the youth justice system, ages 10 to 17 | 2025 | not published | 127.1 | Not compared |
| Hospital admissions for substance misuse, ages 15 to 24 | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 58.1 per 100,000, age-standardised | 39 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions, under 18 | 2021/22 - 23/24 | 52.4 per 100,000 under 18 | 22.6 | Higher |
| 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training, or not known | 2025/26 | 4.5% of 16 and 17 year olds | 5.8% | Lower |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families | 2024/25 | 23.5% of children under 16 | 19.8% | Higher |
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips public health profiles.
Domestic abuse, year ending March 2025, the latest year published
Police-recorded domestic abuse and MARAC cases for the Hampshire police force area, the force area the authority sits in.
| Measure | Hampshire | England and Wales | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes recorded by the police | 20.3 per 1,000 people | 21.8 | Similar |
| Domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 13.2 | Similar |
| Cases discussed at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs) | 54.1 per 10,000 adult women | 50.2 | Similar |
Office for National Statistics, Domestic abuse in England and Wales data tool.
Each school's or college's report sets these figures out chapter by chapter, beside the picture around its own site, and writes what they mean into the policy, the staff briefing and the report to governors, trustees or the proprietor.
Questions about safeguarding in Isle of Wight
Which safeguarding partnership covers Isle of Wight?
Isle of Wight is covered by Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership. Its procedures, threshold guidance and training are published at https://www.iowscp.org.uk/.
How do I report a concern about a child in Isle of Wight?
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Otherwise the council's page for reporting a concern about a child is https://www.iwight.com/Residents/care-and-Support/Childrens-Services/Child-Protection/Contact. Staff in a school or college should follow their own procedure and tell the designated safeguarding lead.
What do children's services record about harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) in Isle of Wight?
Across Isle of Wight, no harm outside the home stood out against England in what children's social care recorded at assessment. These figures describe the whole authority, never any school, college or child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Schools and colleges in Isle of Wight
Each page describes the context around that school or college: the local arrangements, the places children and young people pass and gather, and the neighbourhood around each site. Open a page to order its report.
Primary (36)
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School
- Barton Primary School
- Bembridge Church of England Primary School
- Binstead Primary School
- Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School
- Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School
- Broadlea Primary School
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School
- Dover Park Primary School
- Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School
- Gatten and Lake Primary School
- Godshill Primary School
- Greenmount Primary School
- Gurnard Primary School
- Haylands Primary School
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy
- Lanesend Primary School
- Nettlestone Primary School
- Newchurch Primary School
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School
- Nine Acres Primary School
- Niton Primary School
- Northwood Primary School
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde
- Queensgate Foundation Primary
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School
- St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy
- St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy
- St Helens Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Summerfields Primary School
- Wootton Community Primary School
- Wroxall Primary School
Secondary (6)
All-through (1)
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
Other schools and colleges (7)
Colleges with a campus in Isle of Wight
College campuses in Isle of Wight, whichever authority their college is registered in. Each campus page reads the context against Isle of Wight, where the campus is.
Nurseries, pre-schools and clubs in Isle of Wight
42 registered nurseries, pre-schools and out-of-school clubs on non-domestic premises in Isle of Wight have their own pages, each describing the safeguarding context around the setting and the same authority figures as above. See every setting in Isle of Wight.