Fowey River Academy

State-Funded School

fowey-river-academy-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St Austell and NewquayConstituency

PL23 1HEPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Fowey River Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

It currently serves 676 pupils. Fowey River Academy is part of LEADING EDGE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.44

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

676

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 676
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LEADING EDGE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Aug 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
1 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Oct 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.