Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Crossfield Avenue, Cowes, PO31 8HB
1,156 pupils · 73% of 1,585 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 8 March 2023, published 16 May 2023. 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 | 42.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 86.5% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 175 | 265 | 200 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 205 | 197 | 278 | 205 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 199 | 202 | 283 | 199 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 233 | 236 | 334 | 233 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 202 | 203 | 304 | 202 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 262 | 363 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 199 | 337 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 255 | 238 | 311 | 251 |
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
- Medina College 5.9 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- Carisbrooke College 7.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Christ The King College 7.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Crofton School 9.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Lift New Forest 10.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lift Ryde 10.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.