Cowley International College
About the school
Cowley International College is an open secondary school in St. Helens.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 30 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.3
- St. Helens
- 41.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- St. Helens
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 30.40%
- St. Helens
- 35.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 48.30%
- St. Helens
- 56.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 53.30%
- St. Helens
- 33.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.54
- St. Helens
- 3.59
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 25.31
AAB or better
- School
- 6.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1498
Girls
48.13%
Boys
51.87%
SEN support
17.02%
Education, health and care plan
3.47%
English as an additional language
7.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.91%
Overall absence
12.63
Persistent absence
30.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
245
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
127
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
39%
Further education
9%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
24%