Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Cowes, Isle of Wight | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Isle of Wight · Cowes · PO31 8HB http://www.cowesec.org

Pupils
1,156
cap. 1,585
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
7 Mar 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
26 Sep 2017
Full inspectionGood
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23 Feb 2016
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Isle of Wight. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
70%
+1pp
LA
60%
England
66%
78%72%65%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
38%
-14pp
LA
38%
England
46%
58%48%39%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
42.7
-4.1
LA
42.5
England
46.8
49.946.342.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
86%
-1pp
LA
38%
England
41%
92%52%11%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
7.6
-3.4
LA
5.9
England
7.7
11.08.45.9
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.07
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
33.6
-1.2
LA
31.7
England
32.4
38.631.023.5
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.11
0
LA
-0.03
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
-6pp
LA
11%
England
14%
29%16%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
0
BCD
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.11
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education90%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

85%

staying in education or employment

11% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education44%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment37%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,192
cap. 1,585
1,2561,1351,013
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
LA AVG 17.77:1
18.717.917.1
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
6%
LA AVG 4.91%
6%4%3%
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FSM eligible
23%
LA AVG 26.62%
26%23%20%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
21%
LA AVG 20.72%
23%18%13%
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Overall absence
11%
LA
10%
England
9%
11%8%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
32%
LA
29%
England
24%
35%24%13%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressCrossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
Telephone01983203103
Local authorityIsle of Wight
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
Religious characterNone

Nearby schools

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Finance£7350 spend / pupil£8034 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 31 Aug 2014 (was URN 136009)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2570%38%42.7Not applicable86%7.6192
2023/2469%52%46.8-0.0787%11.0249
2022/2373%51%44.7-0.1592%8.1196
2021/2278%58%49.5-0.0979%8.6187
2018/1968%40%46.3+0.1211%5.9157
2017/1876%50%49.9+0.1813%6.0152
2016/1765%41%45.7-0.0713%165
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2588%
2023/2489%
2022/2392%
2021/2280%
2018/1916%
2017/1818%
2016/1720%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2533.6C++0.1112%71
2023/2434.8C++0.0918%76
2022/2336.1B-7%88
2021/2238.6B29%81
2018/1931.6C-0.0927%67
2017/1823.9D+-0.1010%99
2016/1723.5D+-0.254%58

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,19218.621%6%23%11%32%
2023/241,25618.223%6%21%11%35%
2022/231,23817.619%4%21%10%34%
2021/221,22618.713%3%24%10%32%
2020/211,21618.114%4%20%
2018/191,09018.315%3%25%5%13%
2017/181,05918.116%3%25%6%15%
2016/171,01317.116%3%26%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.