Isle of Wight Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (; also referred to informally as The Island or abbreviated to IoW) is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines. The island has been home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who built her much-loved summer
Education on the Isle of Wight also has developed community learning programmes which are delivered in communities to overcome difficulties in accessing learning such as time, transport and affordability. The first results after the 2012 Reorganisation were announced in October 2012. The Isle of Wight came 150th from 151 local authorities. From census data taken in 2001, the percentage of qualification levels of people aged 16–74, living on the Isle of Wight are: Education on the Isle of Wight Education on the Isle of Wight is provided by local education authority-maintained schools on the Isle of Wight, and independent schools. As a rural community, many of