The Cowplain School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Hart Plain Avenue
Cowplain
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO8 8RY
Phone 02392612020
Reference Number 138038

Description

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The Cowplain School is located in the village of Cowplain, PO8 8RY, a community within Hampshire, England, approximately 7% of the population of the Havant borough. Surrounded by the remnants of the ancient Forest of Bere, the school is part of the Cowplain educational landscape, alongside Padnell Infant, Padnell Junior, and Queen's Inclosure Primary Schools. Cowplain itself is a village north of Waterlooville, with a population of 9,353, and offers various amenities including a supermarket and several dining options, including The Spotted Cow. There is a nearby golf course and the school is within reach of a number of bus routes, including a service to Portsmouth. The Cowplain School provides secondary education, and contributes to a broader network of educational facilities ensuring that the village is well-equipped to meet its students' educational needs.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 946
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.32%
Girls: 49.68%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 207
8 204
9 203
10 190
11 142

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2018-09-06
Date Description Report
2018-06-26 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-04-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-06-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-04-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Cowplain Community School
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-10-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-06-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-05-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-02-14 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.6 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 30% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 50% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.47 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 71 12
Third Preference 37 2
From another Local Authority 4 3

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