Cowley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 149436
- Address
- School Lane, Donington, PE11 4TF
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 629 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 89.2%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 3%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 71 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 50 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 124 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Cowley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 68 57 |
| Year 8 | 128 67 61 |
| Year 9 | 126 68 58 |
| Year 10 | 123 70 53 |
| Year 11 | 127 71 56 |