The Cowplain School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
- Distance
- 2.7km away
Horndean Technology College
Barton Cross, Horndean, Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Local ranking17th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1375
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 5 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 241
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1268
- Boys
- 674 (52%)
- Girls
- 614 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1375 (94% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.6%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,746/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.6%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
91.6%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Barton Cross
Waterlooville, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116437
- UKPRN
- 10003151
- Establishment No.
- 4173
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