The Cowplain School is a secondary school located in Waterlooville. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Website: http://www.cowplainschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02392612020
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Gates
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138038

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1080
Number of Pupils: 882
Number of Boys: 442
Number of Girls: 440

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.08
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:69%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hart Plain Infant School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8RZ
3out of 4 376 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hart Plain Junior School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8SA
3out of 4 461 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Padnell Infant School
Padnell Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8DS
3out of 4 898 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Padnell Junior School
Padnell Road , Cowplain PO8 8EA
3out of 4 1,013 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Queen's Inclosure Primary School
Cornelius Drive , PO7 8NT
3out of 4 1,017 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cowplain School
Hart Plain Avenue , Cowplain PO8 8RY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Horndean Technology College
Barton Cross , Horndean PO8 9PQ
3out of 4 2,917 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands Catholic School
Stakes Hill Road , PO7 7BW
3out of 4 2,919 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crookhorn College
Stakes Hill Road , PO7 5UD
3out of 4 3,196 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jubilee School
84-86 Jubilee Road , PO7 7RE
- not rated 923 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rachel Madocks School
Eagle Avenue , Cowplain PO8 9XP
3out of 4 1,173 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Waterloo School
Warfield Avenue , PO7 7JJ
3out of 4 1,671 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prospect School
Freeley Road , PO9 4AQ
3out of 4 2,786 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.