Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Isle of Wight
Crossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
32.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,156
Capacity used
Has space73%
1,585 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
195 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
278
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 195 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 9 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 278 | 205 | 74% |
1st preference success by year
Isle of Wight lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Slaughter
- Address
- Crossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
- Phone
- 01983203103
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward / constituency
- Cowes West & Gurnard · Isle of Wight West
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 140845
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
1,156 pupils · 1,585 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,053 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.81 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 192 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.56 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 60 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 191 | 13% | 47% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 190 | 18% | 48% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 187 | 15% | 60% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 3% | 19% | 41% | |
| Geography | 112 | 17% | 43% | 55% | |
| Spanish | 108 | 8% | 21% | 32% | |
| History | 64 | 8% | 31% | 45% | |
| French | 63 | 0% | 13% | 22% | |
| Biology | 61 | 18% | 66% | 85% | |
| Physics | 58 | 29% | 60% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 26% | 66% | 78% | |
| Design & Technology | 51 | 8% | 29% | 39% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 9% | 30% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 5% | 20% | 55% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 31% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 7% | 14% | 71% | |
| Law | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Physics | 11 | 9% | 18% | 18% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 18% | 27% | 36% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 0% | 14% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17845: Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Isle of Wight council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.