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welcome to the school Work hard. Enjoy learning. Achieve highly. Build your future.

We support all our students Current and prospective to make fantastic progress parents are welcome to visit us and achieve highly by getting at any time to experience our to know each one as an vibrant school and see why individual. It is this focus on we are so proud of our superb knowing and developing each students. young person’s talents and We look forward to aspirations that forms our meeting you. unique offer. Our students are happy and leave us as Mr I R Gates well rounded citizens, having Headteacher enjoyed a great education and all the opportunities offers.

Ciara has thrived Students are very proud of their school. They feel due to her balance of safe and well cared for, supporting each other through study, extra-curricular their good behaviour and attitudes to learning. activities and support Ofsted from teachers and co-educators. We would recommend the school to anyone! 2 Parent www.cowplainschool.co.uk

At The Cowplain School we value: n Academic success and progress n Impeccable behaviour and smart appearance n Respect, manners and courtesy n The ability to accept challenge n Resilience and perseverance n Independent thinking and creativity n Great teamwork and strong leadership n Tolerance and acceptance of diversity

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encouraging students to be their best

The facilities and staff at The Cowplain School have given me the confidence to look at a career in sports coaching, having been selected as part of the school football team. I am also a member of the student leadership team and work with younger students from Junior schools in many of the school primary transition events. These opportunities have helped me grow as a confident individual. Jack Frankham, STUDENT

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The Cowplain School Exam results continue to rise encourages young people to and the progress our students develop skills of initiative, make has been recognised independence and resilience by The Specialist Schools leading to excellent academic and Academies Trust and progress and achievement. OFSTED as amongst the best School life provides a in the country. The offer of stimulating personal and enrichment masterclasses intellectual challenge and and innovative ‘Able and students are encouraged to be Ambitious’ programmes mean their best and achieve highly. that, whatever their interests, young people are encouraged We invest in structures that to grasp the opportunities enable us to monitor the open to them and understand progress and welfare of all our that there are no limits to students so that each child what they can achieve. feels they are known and that their achievements and successes are celebrated at every opportunity.

The progress our students make has been recognised by The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and OFSTED as amongst the best in the country. 5 www.cowplainschool.co.uk

an outstanding curriculum The range of curriculum opportunities that we offer our young people ensure that everyone is able to aim for excellence.

In Years 7 and 8 all students Our commitment to the teaching undertake a broad range of performing arts has been of subjects before having recognised by the awarding of the opportunity to refine Artsmark Gold from the Arts their choice in Year 9. The Council and we support GCSE range of options from which Music by ensuring our students they choose is diverse and receive complementary peripatetic extensive, ranging from Dance music lessons. PE lessons are to Drama and Geography taught on our all-weather pitch or to Graphics. We place an Multi Use Games Area and our importance on literacy and teams are regularly successful in numeracy and the progress County competitions. our students make in Maths and English is amongst the The teachers are fluid best in the area. in adapting their styles Many departments are also of teaching to suit every highly successful, including student. There is a strong History and French, which regularly attain progress feeling of independence measures in the top 10% for and yet always a wealth all schools nationally, and of support during lessons Science, where students are and after school when we taught in state-of-the-art need it. laboratories, completely Jess Conlon, STUDENT redesigned in 2016. (9 A* & 3 A grades at GCSE)

The curriculum has been skilfully developed to enable students to achieve the qualifications they need for , employment or training. 6 Ofsted www.cowplainschool.co.uk an outstanding an enriching curriculum experience

Learning at school is not limited masterclasses in a range of to the timetabled day and areas. Students are encouraged there are many opportunities to take responsibility and for students to enhance participate in the decision their experience of school. making process through Our extensive enrichment participation in The Cowplain programme includes, amongst School Council, becoming other activities: sport, yoga, a Student Ambassador, computer programming and or promoting Science, animation, code breaking, Technology, Engineering Duke of Edinburgh Award, Rock and Maths (STEM). Challenge, and the school band, Every year we appoint ‘The Cowplain School Jukebox’. senior students to become We have also created an prefects and we hold rigorous innovative Able and Ambitious interviews to appoint a Head programme, focussing on Boy and Girl.

Our commitment to the teaching of performing arts has been recognised by the awarding of Artsmark Gold.

We have strong links to the University of through our Able and Ambitious programme. www.cowplainschool.co.uk

A school where every child is known

The transition to Year 7 was easy as I had already made lots of new friends through activities at The Cowplain School in Years 5 and 6. I was able to extend these friendships on the camp. Year 7 has been a good year for me and if I had a challenge in any situation, the teachers would help me overcome it. It was also a good year because I won a national title in boxing which the school has shown great interest in. Lloyd Farrington, STUDENT

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A school where We pride ourselves on the students are encouraged relationships that we build and supported to grow as every child is known with each family in order to a community and quickly ensure our students are happy flourish. and work hard and we invest Our transition work starts in support structures that in Year 4 and we work enable children to thrive and closely with each partner make progress. to ensure We know that young people that we provide curriculum achieve when they are enhancement opportunities inspired and challenged whilst and enrichment to the Teachers, friends feeling happy and secure. younger students that both The transition into Year 7 engage and challenge. Our and parents all work can be both an exciting and Year 7 camp to the New Forest together and are really unsettling time for students takes place within the first few supportive. There is an and their parents but, with days in September to allow amazing interaction new challenges to face and students to bond and grow as between them. Everyone new friends to meet, our a year group. pulls together to ensure success. Parent

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ready for the next challenge

We aim for all students and nurtured, and where to leave The Cowplain children make great progress School with a superb set of and achieve success. Our aim qualifications that will ensure is to prepare them for the they will be well placed to next step in their journey continue on the next stage and the fresh and exciting of their journey. They will challenges ahead. also have developed lifelong friendships and shared in each other’s success. Students leave Cowplain has been us with recognition of the a unique experience. importance of ambition, hard There have been lots work and independence ready to accept the reward and of opportunities to challenge of any career path take part in school life they have chosen. which I have embraced. The staff are really We believe that The Cowplain School is an environment in welcoming and I have which children are known as made lifelong friends individuals, where talents and and memories here. achievements are recognised Ciara Ayre, STUDENT

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Tel: 023 9261 2020 Email: [email protected] The Cowplain School Avenue, Cowplain, , PO8 8RY

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High-quality advice and guidance are provided whenever students are considering future courses or career choices. During Year 8, students are offered appropriate guidance about potential Key Stage 4 courses. In Key Stage 4, students receive effective guidance that helps them to make a successful transition to the next stage of their education, employment or training. Ofsted

11 The Cowplain School Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 8RY Tel: 023 9261 2020 Email: [email protected] www.cowplainschool.co.uk