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*: 39.2 / 16.79
Non-teaching Staff*: 40.02
Number of pupils: 627
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.0
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 35.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.5%
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. The Pilgrim School (11.5km) show on map
  21. Car Dyke School (11.7km) show on map
  22. Wyberton Primary Academy (11.9km) show on map
  23. Bridge House Independent School (12.0km) show on map
  24. Spalding Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
  25. Boston West Academy (12.8km) show on map
  26. Wygate Park Academy (12.9km) show on map
  27. St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery Schoo... (13.0km) show on map
  28. St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (13.3km) show on map
  29. Staniland Academy (13.3km) show on map
  30. Monkshouse Primary Academy (13.4km) show on map
  31. St Thomas CofE Primary Academy (13.5km) show on map
  32. Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  33. Tulip Academy (13.7km) show on map
  34. Carlton Road Academy (13.8km) show on map
  35. Spalding Academy (13.9km) show on map
  36. Spalding Grammar School (13.9km) show on map
  37. Boston Pioneers Free School Academy (13.9km) show on map
  38. Ayscoughfee Hall School (14.0km) show on map
  39. Spalding High School (14.0km) show on map
  40. The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of En... (14.1km) show on map
  41. The Boston Grammar School (14.2km) show on map
  42. Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding (14.2km) show on map
  43. Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (14.4km) show on map
  44. Park Academy (14.5km) show on map
  45. Compass Community School Lincolnshire (14.5km) show on map
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  98. Deeping St Nicholas Primary School (20.6km) show on map
  99. The Sibsey Free Primary School (20.7km) show on map
  100. Moulton Chapel Primary School (20.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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