My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
38%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
1%The Cowplain School
Academy converter — Secondary
PO8 8RY / 11–16 / None
Good
Ofsted
39.6
Attainment 8
54%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 39.6
- Progress 8
- -0.24
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 38.4%
54% of parents would recommend this school
118 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
19%Agree
38%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
14%Agree
36%Disagree
30%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
8%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
4%Not applicable
53%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
14%Agree
40%Disagree
32%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
19%Agree
21%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
24%No
76%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 28 parents
Strongly agree
4%Agree
18%Disagree
36%Strongly disagree
35%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
36%Agree
33%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
31%Disagree
24%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
27%Agree
40%Disagree
24%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
54%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
58%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
17%Agree
37%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
8%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
54%No
46%18.1% of pupils receive SEN support
18.1%
SEN support
4.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
75.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 75.1%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.3:1
- Overall absence
- 9.66%
- Persistent absence
- 26.04%
- English as additional language
- 3.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.2%
- White
- 93.3%
- Mixed
- 3.2%
- Asian
- 1.5%
- Black
- 1.2%
- Other
- 0.1%
White British91.1%
Other White1.6%
Gypsy / Roma0.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African0.9%
Other Mixed0.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.2%
Indian0.7%
Pakistani0.4%
Other Asian0.4%
African0.9%
Caribbean0.2%
Other Black0.1%