Fowey River Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 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
- 661 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 88.8%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 1.5%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 127 |
| French | GCSE | 17 |
| Geography | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Fowey River Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 68 61 |
| Year 8 | 134 64 70 |
| Year 9 | 142 66 76 |
| Year 10 | 127 69 58 |
| Year 11 | 129 69 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.1% 3.0% |