Cowley International College
Secondary schoolCowley International College is a secondary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,514 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cowley International College was 40.3, against 43.6 in St. Helens and 46.2 in England.
33.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.1% | 41% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.5% | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 242 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rivington Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- This Is My Education - TIMESpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.3 km
- Launchpad CentrePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 20221.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St. Helens
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).