www.cowplainschool.co.uk www.cowplainschool.co.uk WELCOME TO THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL Work hard. Enjoy learning. Achieve highly. We support all our students Current and prospective to make fantastic progress parents are welcome to visit and achieve highly by getting us at any time to experience to know each one as an our vibrant school and see individual. It is this focus on why we are so proud of our knowing and developing each superb 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 The Cowplain School offers. Our daughter has Principled and aspirational leadership has ensured thrived due to her that pupils benefit from a well-rounded education balance of study, extra- and strong pastoral care. curricular activities and support from teachers Morale amongst pupils and teachers is high. and co-educators. We OFSTED 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 Pupils are polite and respectful towards each other, their teachers and visitors. They are proud of their school, wear their uniform well and take good care of the environment. OFSTED 3 www.cowplainschool.co.uk ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO BE THEIR BEST The Cowplain School has motivated and inspired me to be the individual I am today. The staff are supportive, helpful and always there for guidance. Work Experience provided the opportunity to work with children with complex needs and gave me the confidence to consider a career in teaching. IZZY BREACH, HEAD GIRL 2018-19 4 www.cowplainschool.co.uk The Cowplain School Exam results continue to encourages young people show that students make to develop skills of initiative, good progress and are independence and resilience successful in a wide range leading to excellent academic of subjects. The offer of progress and achievement. enrichment masterclasses School life provides a and innovative Able and stimulating personal and Ambitious programmes mean intellectual challenge and that, whatever their interests, students are encouraged to be young people are encouraged their best and achieve highly. to grasp the opportunities open to them and understand We invest in structures to that there are no limits to enable us to monitor the what they can achieve. progress and welfare of all our students so they feel known as individuals and their achievements and successes are celebrated at every opportunity. Pupils value the strong In lessons, teachers relationships and the support they have high expectations receive from staff. and plan tasks that encourage pupils to The behaviour of pupils in participate well. lessons and around the school OFSTED is typically good. OFSTED 5 www.cowplainschool.co.uk AN OUTSTANDING CURRICULUM The range of curriculum opportunities we offer our young people ensures that everyone is able to aim for excellence. In Years 7 and 8 all students Our commitment to teaching undertake a broad range of Performing Arts has been subjects before having the recognised with an Artsmark opportunity to refine their Gold award from the Arts choice in Year 9. The range of Council. We support Music by options students can choose ensuring our GCSE students from is diverse and extensive, receive complementary peripatetic ranging from Dance to Drama music lessons. PE lessons are and Music to Modern Foreign taught on our brand new 3G Languages. We place an all-weather pitch or our Multi importance on literacy and Use Games Area and our teams numeracy and the progress are regularly successful in our students make in Maths County competitions. and English is amongst the best in the area. Cowplain offers so many trips and staff are always Many departments are also highly successful, including willing to help in whatever Geography and French, which way they can. The school regularly attain excellent provides many unique progress measures, and experiences which have Science, where students are helped me to grow as taught in state-of-the-art a person. laboratories, completely BETH JONES, HEAD GIRL 2017-18 redesigned in 2016. Students appreciate the The curriculum wide range of clubs and provides a high level other activities on offer. of challenge for all These include a large pupils and ensures variety of opportunities that they are well for pupils to develop prepared for the their musical, artistic next steps in their and dramatic talents. education. OFSTED 6 OFSTED www.cowplainschool.co.uk AN OUTSTANDING AN ENRICHING CURRICULUM EXPERIENCE Learning at school is not We have also created an limited to the timetabled innovative Able and Ambitious day and there are many programme and offer a variety opportunities for students of trips to both local and Russell to enhance their experience Group universities. Students are of school. Our extensive encouraged to take responsibility enrichment programme and participate in the decision includes many sports such as making process through football, netball, basketball, participation in The Cowplain cricket, tennis, rugby, rounders, School Council, becoming badminton, athletics and a Student Ambassador, or stoolball. Other activities promoting Science, Technology, include STEM Club, Duke Engineering and Maths (STEM). of Edinburgh’s Award, Rock Every year we appoint senior Challenge and the school students to become prefects and band Jukebox. we hold rigorous interviews to appoint a Head Boy and Girl. Our commitment to teaching Performing Arts has been recognised with an Artsmark Gold award. We have strong links to the University of Portsmouth through our Able and Ambitious programme. www.cowplainschool.co.uk A SCHOOL WHERE EVERY CHILD IS KNOWN When I was at junior school in Denmead, Cowplain staff came in to run an enterprise day. My team won the challenge and the activity gave me an insight into secondary school. The transition to Cowplain was easy and I soon went on Year 7 Camp where I made lots of new friends. Since being at Cowplain I have taken part in athletics competitions, Sports and Science events at local universities, undertaken work experience and auditioned with Performing Arts-based professional companies. I was selected to dance in Italy in the SAA England Squad and in 2018 competed in the Magic at Disneyland Paris, winning 1 silver and 5 gold medals. In 2019 I will compete for England in the World Dance Championships in Croatia. The Cowplain School has supported me throughout my four years here and has helped me to build my confidence outside of dance. 8 BLUEBELL LANE, STUDENT www.cowplainschool.co.uk We pride ourselves on the students are encouraged relationships we build with and supported to grow as A SCHOOL WHERE each family in order to ensure a community and quickly our students are happy and flourish. work hard and we invest in Our transition work starts EVERY CHILD IS KNOWN support structures that enable in Year 5. We work closely children to thrive and make with each partner primary progress. school to ensure we provide We know young people curriculum enhancement achieve when they are opportunities and enrichment inspired and challenged whilst for the younger pupils to feeling happy and secure. engage and challenge them. The transition into Year 7 Our Year 7 Camp in the can be both an exciting and New Forest takes place Teachers, friends unsettling time for students during the first few days of and parents all work and their parents but, with September to enable our new together and are really new challenges to face and students to bond and grow as supportive. There is an new friends to meet, our a year group. amazing interaction between them. Everyone Cowplain is a harmonious school, where individuals pulls together to ensure matter and successes are celebrated. success. OFSTED PARENT 9 www.cowplainschool.co.uk READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE We aim for all students and achieve success. Our aim to leave The Cowplain is to prepare them for the School with a superb set of next step in their journey qualifications to ensure they and the fresh and exciting will be well placed to continue challenges ahead. on the next stage of their journey. They will also have Being a student at developed lifelong friendships Cowplain has definitely and shared in each other’s been an unforgettable success. Students leave us with experience for me. recognition of the importance I have learnt so much of ambition, hard work and independence ready to accept from my teachers and the reward and challenge of tutors over the 5 years. any career path they have I love the school and chosen. it has only made me We believe that The Cowplain more enthusiastic to School is an environment in attend college and build which children are known as on the foundations my individuals, where talents and teachers at Cowplain achievements are recognised have given me. and nurtured, and where BETH JONES, children make great progress HEAD GIRL 2017-18 CONTACT US Tel: 023 9261 2020 Email: [email protected] The Cowplain School Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 8RY 10 www.cowplainschool.co.uk READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE CONTACT US The percentage of pupils achieving success in the subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate (English, mathematics, science, a foreign language and humanities) is above the national average. OFSTED 11 The Cowplain School Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 8RY Tel: 023 9261 2020 Email: [email protected] www.cowplainschool.co.uk.