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Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Crossfield Avenue, Cowes PO31 8HB · cowesec.org · 01983 203103
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Isle of Wight 41.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,156
- 73% of 1,585 places
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 202 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 | 202 | 175 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 197 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 199 | 202 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 236 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 203 | 1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 38.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Isle of Wight it was 41.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.2 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 3.2 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 45 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 students | C+ (33.6) | Average +0.11 | |
| 60 students | C+ (33.8) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 61 | C+ (34.8) | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 67 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 62 | B (38.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 57 | C (31.6) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 89 | D+ (24) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | D+ (23.5) | -0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 44 | C- (25.4) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.5 | +9.8 |
| Other education | 2.9 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 21.7 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136009), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136009)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 180
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (28%) with SEND