OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
993
993 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
505
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
488
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Havant
34.8%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
Havant
6.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.6 pts
above England
School
3.6%
Havant
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.6%
900
African
1.6%
16
Any other White background
1.6%
16
White and Asian
1.0%
10
White and Black African
1.0%
10
Gypsy / Roma
0.8%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.5%
233 of
993 pupils
2.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.6
0.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.24 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.83 pts
higher than
England
School
10.05%
Havant
7.48%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.08 pts
higher than
England
School
27.90%
Havant
18.86%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.04 pts
higher than
England
School
5.85%
Havant
3.08%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.9%
0.4 pts
below England
The Cowplain School
91.9%
Havant
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.