SCHOOL PROFILE

Cowley International College: data, trends and context

Cowley International College is a secondary school in St. Helens. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
104829
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Status
Open
Local authority
St. Helens
Region
North West
Postcode
WA10 6PN
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,514
FSM eligible
36.1%
EAL / First language other than English
7.9%
SEND (total)
18.3%
SEN Support
14.6%
EHCP
3.7%
White British
86.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.4%
Overall absence
12.6%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Severe absence
9.8%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
St. HelensLocal authority90.7%9.3%4.5%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
40.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
10.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.67%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
39.3
English & maths grade 5+
30.4%
English & maths grade 4+
48.3%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Cowley International College is a secondary school in St. Helens. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.