The Cowplain School

State-Funded School

the-cowplain-school-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

Fareham and WaterloovilleConstituency

PO8 8RYPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Cowplain School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 993 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.43

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

993

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 993
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.