Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
About the school
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy is an open secondary school in Isle of Wight.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 March 2023
- Published
- 16 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- Isle of Wight
- 41.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Isle of Wight
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.50%
- Isle of Wight
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.80%
- Isle of Wight
- 59.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 86.50%
- Isle of Wight
- 36.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.96
- Isle of Wight
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.56
AAB or better
- School
- 11.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1192
Girls
47.40%
Boys
52.60%
SEN support
17.53%
Education, health and care plan
3.44%
English as an additional language
5.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.60%
Overall absence
10.86
Persistent absence
32.38
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
196
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
82
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
41%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
37%