Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE · Cornwall · secondary school
27th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 2.9/10 against 753 of them, against 2.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 32.6 · 22 | 46% | 1.03 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.22 · 33 | 38% | 1.28 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.7 · 20 | 15% | 0.30 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 32.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.22 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than similar pupils nationally. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (2.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edwards Awards, play table tennis, squash, tennis, or badminton, and take instrumental and singing lessons. Trips include visits to London, watersports in France, and theatre outings. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 661 pupils in a capacity of 1000, leaving 339 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific support is available for students aiming for the Duke of Edwards Awards? How does the after-school club structure its activities to engage pupils?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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