Cowley Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Spalding, Lincolnshire
PE11 4TF
Composite score
45.6

Cowley Academy at a glance

Located in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Cowley Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 627 pupils aged 11 to 16. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 36.5, below the national average of 46. That is down 6.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

17% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 34% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Cowley Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,891
National rank
#255
In East Midlands
#47
In Lincolnshire
Top 91%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
17%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
34%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
2.84

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 627 % FSM ever-6 35.9% % EAL 6.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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