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Cowley Academy

School Lane, Spalding, PE11 4TF

Local ranking30th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Ofsted: Strong

Secondary

Phase

650

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Thomas Cowley High School (URN 138755) since 31 August 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
36.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
16.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
34.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
4.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
125

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Continued in education
82.0%
Apprenticeships
6.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
627
Boys
337 (54%)
Girls
290 (46%)
Capacity
650 (96% full)
SEND
15.3%
FSM Eligible
35.9%
EAL
6.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.3%
SEN Support
10.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
33.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,811/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
27.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.4%
  • White Other: 6.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
  • Black African: 0.3%

89.4%

White British

6.4%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01775820254
clerktogovernors@slat.org.uk

School Lane

Spalding, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
149436
UKPRN
10091323
Establishment No.
4057
Trust
SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

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