Cowley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
School Lane, Spalding, PE11 4TF
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
621
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
101 of 129 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
269
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 129 | 101 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 9 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 269 | 110 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katherine Kilby
- Address
- School Lane, Spalding, PE11 4TF
- Phone
- 01775820254
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Donington, Quadring and Gosberton · South Holland and The Deepings
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149436
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
621 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 645 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 16.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 34.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 4.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 124 | 5% | 22% | 42% | |
| English Language | 124 | 6% | 28% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 2% | 12% | 37% | |
| English Literature | 123 | 6% | 33% | 50% | |
| Business | 68 | 13% | 34% | 51% | |
| Geography | 68 | 1% | 22% | 35% | |
| History | 53 | 11% | 42% | 51% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 35 | 3% | 29% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 28 | 11% | 57% | 79% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 16 | 0% | 19% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 15% | 31% | 54% | |
| Statistics | 11 | 9% | 45% | 64% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.