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Cowes Enterprise College

The £32m project to build a replacement school in Cowes was hit by major problems and completion delayed by over a year.

Below are some articles relating to the College which was taken over by Ormiston Academies Trust in 2014.

Vix Lowthion, Head Boy Kieran Wetherick and Head Girl Beth Pitts

18, February 2019·1 min read

Cowes Enterprise pupils take action against Climate Change

With global warming high on the national agenda after last week’s Youth Strike 4 Climate, Cowes Enterprise College played its own part in spreading an important message of social awareness when sixth form pupils designed a lesson delivered to every single class.

25, January 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight A-level performance tables

Find out where your Isle of Wight VI Form is positioned in the latest Performance Tables released this week by the Department for Education.

cowes enterprise college pupils with Graphic Novel library donation

22, January 2019·1 min read

Library of unique graphic novels donated to Cowes Enterprise College

Cowes Enterprise College welcomed a visit from Isle of Wight comic store, Heroes, yesterday, as they presented the donation of 50 graphic novels in a special assembly for Year 7s.

6, December 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight schools in bottom 20, with SEND crisis ‘catastrophic for children’ say union

Ofsted's South East Director said schools like Cowes Enterprise College have managed to turn themselves around, but the Island is still not doing well enough for children who need extra support, such those on free school meals and those with special educational needs.

4, December 2018·2 min read

Cowes Enterprise features in Ofsted Annual Report for ‘best practice’

The once-troubled, but now thriving Cowes Enterprise College is one of a handful of best practice case studies featured in Ofsted’s latest annual report.

13, November 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight secondary school looks to reduce pupil intake

The principal of the school said reducing the pupil intake would assist them in providing stability in its long-term planning.

18, October 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight GCSEs: See the school comparisons

Following on from yesterday's report about this year's GCSE results, see the detail of individual schools.

16, October 2018·1 min read

Cowes Enterprise College ranked best on the Isle of Wight in new GCSE tables

Cowes Enterprise College scored 0.17 which means that each student achieves on average a fifth a GCSE grade better per subject than similar students nationally.

23, August 2018·2 min read

Cowes Enterprise College: Celebrate record-breaking GCSE results

The Principal says today’s results are testament to the dedication, talent and positive attitudes of the students, supported by their teachers and parents.

Image: Etienne Tracey, Beth Elliott, Charles Roberts, George Kermode

16, August 2018·1 min read

Cowes Enterprise College: Students celebrate A-Level results

Overall, 15% of A levels were graded A* or A – up on last year’s figure – a third of exams were A* to B, and more than half of exams achieved A* to C.

16, July 2018·1 min read

Peter Shreeve wins ‘Representative of the Year’ award

Peter Shreeve has played an active role with the National Education Union for almost 20 years and was recognised for his awareness raising and support for others at this recent awards event.

6, June 2018·2 min read

Cowes Enterprise College looking to offer more vocational courses

Ofsted warned the Studio School could impact pupil numbers at Cowes Enterprise College (which lost pupils to the school), but Cllr Brading says the latest decision by CEC's sponsor was made before proposals to close the Studio School surfaced.

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