Cowley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- 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
- 627 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 89.2%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 39 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Cowley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 59 70 |
| Year 8 | 124 68 56 |
| Year 9 | 130 70 60 |
| Year 10 | 120 69 51 |
| Year 11 | 124 71 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |