Cowley Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 School Lane
 Donington
 Spalding
 Lincolnshire PE11 4TF
Telephone: 01775 820254
Previous Name: The Thomas Cowley High School

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from The Thomas Cowley High School
Trust: South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
Sponsor: South Lincolnshire Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Katherine Kilby (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Lucy Conley
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 33.8 / 13
Non-teaching Staff*: 38.16
Number of pupils: 627
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 35.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 17.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward: Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
School Number: 9254057

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  3. Gosberton House Academy (4.7km) show on map
  4. Gosberton Academy (5.1km) show on map
  5. Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primar... (5.4km) show on map
  6. Clough and Risegate Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  7. The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton (7.5km) show on map
  8. Surfleet Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  9. Heckington House School (8.8km) show on map
  10. Helpringham Primary Academy (9.0km) show on map
  11. Brown's Church of England Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  12. Billingborough Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  13. Thomas Middlecott Academy (9.6km) show on map
  14. Oakwood House Independent School (9.9km) show on map
  15. Kirton Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  16. The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary ... (10.4km) show on map
  17. The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of Engla... (10.6km) show on map
  18. Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School (11.1km) show on map
  19. St Bartholomews CofE Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  20. Car Dyke School (11.7km) show on map
  21. Wyberton Primary Academy (11.9km) show on map
  22. Bridge House Independent School (12.0km) show on map
  23. Spalding Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
  24. Boston West Academy (12.8km) show on map
  25. Wygate Park Academy (12.9km) show on map
  26. St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery Schoo... (13.0km) show on map
  27. St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (13.3km) show on map
  28. Staniland Academy (13.3km) show on map
  29. Monkshouse Primary Academy (13.4km) show on map
  30. St Thomas CofE Primary Academy (13.5km) show on map
  31. Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  32. Tulip Academy (13.7km) show on map
  33. Carlton Road Academy (13.8km) show on map
  34. Spalding Academy (13.9km) show on map
  35. Spalding Grammar School (13.9km) show on map
  36. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy (13.9km) show on map
  37. Ayscoughfee Hall School (14.0km) show on map
  38. Spalding High School (14.0km) show on map
  39. The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of En... (14.1km) show on map
  40. The Boston Grammar School (14.2km) show on map
  41. Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding (14.2km) show on map
  42. Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (14.4km) show on map
  43. Park Academy (14.5km) show on map
  44. Compass Community School Lincolnshire (14.5km) show on map
  45. Osbournby Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  46. Boston College (14.5km) show on map
  47. Boston Nursery School (14.7km) show on map
  48. Boston Endeavour Academy (14.7km) show on map
  49. Haven High Academy (14.8km) show on map
  50. St Nicholas CE Primary Academy (15.0km) show on map
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  52. Tower Road Academy (15.2km) show on map
  53. Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston (15.2km) show on map
  54. The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primar... (15.2km) show on map
  55. Boston High School (15.7km) show on map
  56. Gipsey Bridge Academy (15.7km) show on map
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  67. William Alvey School (17.4km) show on map
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  70. Church Lane Primary School & Nursery (17.7km) show on map
  71. Holton Sleaford Independent School (17.7km) show on map
  72. Holbeach Primary Academy (17.8km) show on map
  73. St George's Academy (17.8km) show on map
  74. Sleaford Joint Sixth Form (17.8km) show on map
  75. Carre's Grammar School (17.8km) show on map
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  79. St Botolph's C of E Primary School (18.2km) show on map
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  81. Aspiration House School (18.3km) show on map
  82. Bourne Academy (18.6km) show on map
  83. Three Chestnuts (18.8km) show on map
  84. Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy (19.2km) show on map
  85. The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Prima... (19.5km) show on map
  86. Willoughby Academy (19.7km) show on map
  87. Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England ... (19.7km) show on map
  88. Bourne Grammar School (19.7km) show on map
  89. Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington (19.8km) show on map
  90. Bourne Westfield Primary Academy (19.9km) show on map
  91. Ingoldsby Academy (20.1km) show on map
  92. Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary A... (20.2km) show on map
  93. The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England ... (20.3km) show on map
  94. The Edenham Church of England School (20.3km) show on map
  95. The Billinghay Church of England Primary School (20.5km) show on map
  96. Deeping St Nicholas Primary School (20.6km) show on map
  97. The Sibsey Free Primary School (20.7km) show on map
  98. Moulton Chapel Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  99. Fleet Wood Lane School (21.1km) show on map
  100. Rauceby Church of England Primary School (21.6km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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