# Education in Isles of Scilly

The south west of the South West. 2,299 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Isles of Scilly, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## Number of schools

Isles of Scilly: **1** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Isles of Scilly had 1 open school in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E06000053) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Isles of Scilly. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E06000053) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education#l-schools

## Schools in Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly has 1 open school: 1 all-through.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 0 |
| Good | 1 |
| Requires improvement | 0 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

The one school in Ofsted's file has an overall grade from a graded inspection in October 2023.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Five Islands Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-five-islands-academy-e144638) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 16 | 243 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/housing) (3)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/health) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/transport) (3)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/connectivity) (4)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy) (2)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/sources) (27)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000053/data?family=education

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education#l-schools-count.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education