# Cowley International College

Cowley 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.

Secondary school. Code E104829. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,514
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 104829

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Rivington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivington-primary-school-e104761): 400 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e104809): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-cofe-urc-primary-school-e130382): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e142161): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [This Is My Education - TIME](https://openindex.co.uk/school/this-is-my-education-time-e148758): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Launchpad Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launchpad-centre-e132033): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104829)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104829)

## How to cite

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