Standing view · skills · Isles of Scilly
improving, held with established confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2024/2025.
Skills and attainment in the Isles of Scilly have been improving. GCSE grade 4+ in English and maths was 88.2 in 2023/2024 and pupils entering English and maths GCSEs 94.1 in the same year, both recorded as favourable against the usual pattern for their year. GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths was 45.5 in 2024/2025 and ran the other way, recorded as unfavourable. With a cohort this small a few pupils move the percentages, so two favourable readings against one unfavourable supports the direction without settling it, and the view is held as established rather than strong.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Isles of Scilly. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE grade 4+ in English and maths | 2023/2024 | improving |
| Pupils entering English and maths GCSEs | 2023/2024 | improving |
| GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths | 2024/2025 | deteriorating |