Welcome
We are ambitious for every child to reach their full potential and as a school we recognise it is our role to help to facilitate this.
It is very important to us that every student has the chance to experience success. Success can present itself in many different forms, whether this is academic or within our wider community. Students have the option to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. This enables our community every opportunity to celebrate students’ success proudly and loudly.
We believe with strong support from home to ensure the best progress, we can collaboratively develop our young people into well mannered, articulate, future focused and empathetic young adults.
Medina College, with its beautiful and spacious grounds, caring and inspirational staff and broad and balanced curriculum offers the best educational environment for students to thrive. We champion respect, diversity and equality. We are a community where students can dream big, feel safe and be valued and in return we expect all students to offer the same experience to each other.
I am excited to welcome you to our community and to have the opportunity to work together to develop our young people into the inspirational generation of tomorrow.
Phil Pearce-Jones
Head of School
As Executive Headteacher of Medina College, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website.
Medina College is a thriving, caring and forward-thinking school – our motto Aspire and Achieve encapsulates our aim of providing the highest quality education for all, where every child is encouraged to aim high and achieve their personal best. Set in beautiful and spacious grounds, Medina provides a wealth of opportunities for our students, with a broad and balanced curriculum, a wide range of extra-curricular activities and trips and visits at home and abroad. Every child is unique, and we aim to nurture their talents, enable each child to feel success and grow into confident and resilient young people, prepared and looking forward to the next chapter beyond Medina.
I feel privileged to be leading this wonderful community of students and dedicated team of staff into its next exciting phase of development as part of the HISP Multi Academy Trust. Working as part of this successful family of schools will serve to further enhance the educational opportunities for our students and provide a wealth of professional development opportunities for staff.
If you would like to find out more about our school, I would encourage you to come and visit us, see the school in action and meet our staff and students.
Lisa Croke
Executive Headteacher
Latest News
- We would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We hope that everyone has a restful break and enjoys spending time with their loved ones. We look forward to welcoming students back next year on Monday 6 January.20 Dec
- Our fantastic netballers enjoyed their last session of 2024 yesterday and enjoyed some festive fun!20 Dec
- On 19 December, students from Medina College and the Island VI Form visited Mountbatten Hospice to perform a selection of Christmas songs to the residents. This was a valuable performance opportunity for the students and it was evident that so many of the residents were grateful for the festive cheer. Thank you to the staff and residents at Mountbatten Hospice for being so welcoming and well done to the students for their amazing performances!20 Dec
- This week's #WakeUpWednesday post is a 10 top tips for parents and educators on safety on social media. Social media apps such as TikTok and Instagram are immensely popular among children and young people: Ofcom found that 96% of children have their own profile on at least one of these platforms by the age of 17. These apps feature short-form, algorithmically tailored content ensuring that their users spend as long as possible viewing posts and videos As parents and educators, it is vital for us to safeguard the children in our care if – or more likely, when – they use social media However, the question then becomes "what exactly can we do?" This week's expert-led guide is here to answer precisely that, offering top-level advice on keeping children and young people safe as they navigate the digital landscape.18 Dec
- Medina College presents 'High School Musical' was a fantastic success last week. The hard work that students put in over the last few months clearly paid off as we have since received the most amazing feedback from the Medina College community, including parents and teachers! Music teacher, Mr Winsor, said "To say that I am proud of every student involved would be an understatement - the commitment and professionalism these students showed throughout the whole process is astounding. I am so glad we were able to provide an opportunity for these students to show off their unbelievable theatrical skills. Special thanks to the rest of the Creative and Technology department for making this show such a success. Without them this show would not have happened! This was the first of many productions to come, and I cannot wait to reveal next year's show!" Well done to all of the students and staff involved in this amazing production.17 Dec
- Our Year 8 boys have not only won the U13 Island Secondary Schools League cup, but they did so with a completely unbeaten record throughout the tournament! They played Ryde School in the final last week and won 6-0. This is the most amazing achievement and we are so proud of them. Well done green army! Read the full report from last week's match on our website here: https://www.medina.iow.sch.uk/news/?pid=6&nid=2&storyid=5516 Dec