Fowey River Academy
Windmill, Fowey, PL23 1HE
676 pupils · 68% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 June 2025, published 5 August 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 105 | 101 | 170 | 104 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 120 | 119 | 171 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 122 | 120 | 161 | 122 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 128 | 114 | 146 | 121 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 132 | 122 | 147 | 129 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 111 | 100 | 132 | 109 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 118 | 97 | 141 | 118 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 103 | 92 | 129 | 100 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Penrice Academy 8.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Poltair School 10.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Looe Community Academy 14.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Bodmin College 14.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Brannel School 17.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Liskeard School and Community College 18.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.