Fowey River Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 140836
- Address
- Windmill, PL23 1HE
- Website
- www.fracademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 632 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 31.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 91.9%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 100 |
| French | GCSE | 7 |
| Geography | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Fowey River Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 122
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 71 69 |
| Year 8 | 134 62 72 |
| Year 9 | 128 72 56 |
| Year 10 | 128 72 56 |
| Year 11 | 102 43 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% |