Cowley International College

State-Funded School

cowley-international-college-st-helens-north-west

North WestRegion

St HelensLocal Authority

St Helens NorthConstituency

WA10 6PNPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cowley International College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in St Helens, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,514 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.54

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,514

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,514
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.