Cowley Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

South Holland and The DeepingsConstituency

PE11 4TFPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Cowley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 621 pupils. Cowley Academy is part of SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 16.8%
EBacc average point score: 2.84

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

621

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 621
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
14 Aug 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.