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Cowley Academy
School Lane, Donington, Spalding PE11 4TF
Cowley Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 610 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. Ofsted last inspected the school in July 2022. The present school opened in 2022.
This school is a member of South Lincolnshire Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Spalding Academy, Bourne Academy and The Giles Academy.)
Particular strengths include Environment and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Destinations.
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11.6Bourne Academy
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very low.
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Progress: About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
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