Academy sponsor led · Cornwall

Fowey River Academy

11–16Ages
676Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140836URN

Windmill, Fowey, PL23 1HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

170 applications for 105 places · 19th of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.9of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

30th of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Cornwall median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

170 applications · 105 places offered · 101 named it first

2026 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2017 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.2
2016 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2015 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2014 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Fowey Community College (URN 112042), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	105	170	1.6	101	0.96
Sep 2025	120	171	1.4	119	0.99
Sep 2024	122	161	1.3	120	0.98
Sep 2023	128	146	1.1	114	0.89
Sep 2022	132	147	1.1	122	0.92
Sep 2021	111	132	1.2	100	0.90
Sep 2020	118	141	1.2	97	0.82
Sep 2019	103	129	1.3	92	0.89
Sep 2018	100	128	1.3	98	0.98
Sep 2017	115	152	1.3	114	0.99
Sep 2016	130	160	1.2	120	0.92
Sep 2015	109	130	1.2	100	0.92
Sep 2014 *	121	135	1.1	106	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

125 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.930th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%30th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths38%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	125	34.9	21%	38%	–
2024/25	129	39.7	33%	52%	–
2023/24	102	39.8	30%	56%	−0.22
2022/23	96	39.6	33%	53%	−0.65

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fowey River AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Penrice Academy
8.9 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Poltair School
10.2 km · Cornwall

Good2024

2.6applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Looe Community Academy
14.2 km · Cornwall

2026

1.7applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Bodmin College
14.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Brannel School
17.6 km · Cornwall

2026

1.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Liskeard School and Community College
18.8 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
The Roseland Academy
20.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Wadebridge School
24.6 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 48.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140836 · 908/4001
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 676 on roll
Free school meals: 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Fowey Community College (URN 112042)
Address: Windmill, Fowey, PL23 1HE
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources