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The Thomas Cowley High School

School Lane, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TF

Secondary

Phase

650

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2022 and continues as Cowley Academy (URN 149436) (opened 1 September 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

GCSE Results

2021-22
Average Attainment 8
41.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
33.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
61.0%
Entering EBacc
9.0%
EBacc APS
3.3
Cohort Size
116

Destinations

After GCSE 2021-22

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Continued in education
81.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
6.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

Pupil Demographics

2021-22
Total Pupils
615
Boys
328 (53%)
Girls
287 (47%)
Capacity
650 (95% full)
SEND
30.9%
FSM Eligible
30.6%
EAL
6.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
27.3%

Attendance & Absence

2021-22
Overall Absence Rate
11.3%
Persistent Absence
35.4%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22
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  • White British: 90.2%
  • White Other: 7.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
  • White Irish: 0.2%
  • Asian Indian: 0.2%

90.2%

White British

7.3%

White Other

1.0%

Mixed Other

Contact & Location

School Lane

Spalding, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
138755
UKPRN
10038651
Establishment No.
4507

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