Five Islands Academy, formerly Five Islands School, is the first[citation needed] federated school in the United Kingdom, providing primary and secondary education for children from 3 to 16 at five sites in the Isles of Scilly.

[1] As of May 2022, the headteacher is Rachel Gibb, and the Chair of the Local Academy Committee is Jeremy Brown.

An inspection in June and July 2003 again found the standard of education at the St Mary's sites to be inadequate, and the school was placed in special measures until 2005.

The former primary school building was modernised and extended, becoming the island's main indoor sports and fitness centre.

[15] In July 2021, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited the school on a tour of the South West.

[16] Secondary education (up to GCSE) is provided only on the most populous island of St Mary's.