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Fowey River Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Windmill, Fowey PL23 1HE · fracademy.org · 01726 833484
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 676
- 68% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 105 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 105 | 101 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 119 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 122 | 120 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 128 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 132 | 122 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 32.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 41.2 | +16.6 |
| Further education | 45.1 | −10.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 6.9 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | −7.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fowey River Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 84
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (31%) with SEND