Horndean Technology College
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C62
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
- Distance
- 2.7km away
The Cowplain School
Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Local ranking44th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1080
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 5 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 199
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1011
- Boys
- 488 (49%)
- Girls
- 505 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1080 (92% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.1%
- EAL
- 3.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,931/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
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- 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: 91.5%
- White Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
91.5%
White British
1.6%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hart Plain Avenue
Waterlooville, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138038
- UKPRN
- 10036689
- Establishment No.
- 4110
- Trust
- THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL
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