The Cowplain School
Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
993 pupils · 92% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 176 | 148 | 268 | 159 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 177 | 133 | 236 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 208 | 198 | 317 | 208 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 195 | 303 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 189 | 168 | 260 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 196 | 176 | 262 | 188 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 192 | 170 | 246 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 181 | 164 | 247 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Horndean Technology College 2.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Oaklands Catholic School 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Crookhorn College 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Park Community School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Purbrook Park School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Havant Academy 4.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.