Secondary
Cowley International College
Hard Lane, St Helens, WA10 6PN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1514 of 1620 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
30%
39.3
8th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in St Helens we can score - 14 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 |
| Entered the EBacc | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.31 |
| A level students | 73 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 29% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30.1 |
| 22/23 | 26.5 |
| 23/24 | 28.9 |
| 24/25 | 25.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.26 |
| 22/23 | -0.77 |
| 23/24 | -0.69 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.6 |
| 22/23 | 39.9 |
| 23/24 | 41.7 |
| 24/25 | 39.3 |
Hard Lane, St Helens, WA10 6PN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
St. Helens admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Russell Cormack
- Address
- Hard Lane, St Helens, WA10 6PN
- Telephone
- 01744678030