The Cowplain School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 138038
- Address
- Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, PO8 8RY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1011 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 91.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 183 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| French | GCSE | 37 |
| Geography | GCSE | 85 |
Admissions
The Cowplain School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 109 106 |
| Year 8 | 214 104 110 |
| Year 9 | 199 103 96 |
| Year 10 | 197 94 103 |
| Year 11 | 186 103 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |