Alderwood School
Community school · 1,471 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
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The Cowplain School
- Pupils on roll
- 993of 1,080 places
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 185
- Ofsted
- Good, 5 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cowplain Community School (URN 116410, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
The Cowplain School has no sixth form. Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Hampshire, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, The Cowplain School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hampshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Cowplain School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 141 | 14,028 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 40% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Cowplain School | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.6 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 25.9 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.2 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 68% |
| English Language | 183 | 99% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 62% |
| English Literature | 178 | 96% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 152 | 82% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 42% |
| History | 125 | 68% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 58% |
| Geography | 85 | 46% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 65% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 31% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 50% |
| French | 37 | 20% | 18% | 19% | 29% | 78% |
| Media Studies | 34 | 18% | 4% | 9% | 20% | 53% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 16% | 9% | 3% | 28% | 37% |
| Psychology | 28 | 15% | 3% | 18% | 22% | 46% |
| Biology | 21 | 11% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 11% | 23% | 43% | 47% | 95% |
| Physics | 21 | 11% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 90% |
| Drama | 19 | 10% | 7% | 5% | 27% | 32% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 9% | 13% | 6% | 30% | 56% |
| Dance | 13 | 7% | 1% | 8% | 27% | 54% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 58% | 33% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 3% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 67% |
| Photography | 4 | 2% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 51 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 51 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 19 | — | — |
Where The Cowplain School is
Other secondary schools in Hampshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Hampshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Hampshire
Amery Hill School
Academy converter · 982 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Applemore College
Foundation school · 478 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · 894 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.3
Bohunt School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,012 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Bridgemary School
Academy sponsor led · 814 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.