Cowley Language College
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| Motto | Non sibi sed omnibus |
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| Established | 1716 |
| Type | Community comprehensive school; formerly a Grammar School |
| Headteacher | Mr Cameron Sheeran |
| Chair | John Clegg |
| Founder | Sarah Cowley |
| Location |
Hard Lane St. Helens Merseyside WA10 6LB England Coordinates: 53°27′53″N 2°45′22″W / 53.464646°N 2.756110°W |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| DfE number | 342/4101 |
| DfE URN | 104829 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1590 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former Pupils | Old Cowleans |
| Website | www |
Cowley International College, formerly Cowley Language College and originally Cowley School, is an 11-18 secondary school located on Cowley Hill, in Windle, St Helens, Merseyside. Since its foundation in 1716 the School has provided an education for future Fellows of the Royal Society, Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians, a World War I flying ace, a war hero of the Falklands War, artists, academics, an England Rugby Captain and one of the few England rugby players to represent his country at both Rugby League and Rugby Union.
It is an oversubscribed school. It is situated north of Windlehurst and Denton's Green in the north-west of the town, between the A570 and A580 (to the north). The Pilkington glassworks are about a half-mile to the east.
A former part of the school was on Cowley Hill Lane. There were two grammar schools, the Cowley Girls' Secondary Grammar School (also known as the Cowley Girls' School) with around 650 girls, and Cowley Boys' Secondary Grammar School (also known as Cowley School) with around 550 boys. In 1965, the St Helens Education Committee council introduced proposals for comprehensive education.
The changing rooms at the boys' school, and the gym at the girls' school were used as locations for the film Chariots of Fire (1981).
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