The Cowplain School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Cowplain School
Address: Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain
Town/City: Waterlooville
County: Hampshire
Postcode: PO8 8RY
Telephone Number: 02 3926 2020
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: The Cowplain School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Ian Gates
Capacity: 1080
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 993 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.7%

SEN Provisions

  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location and administration

URN: 138038
DfE Number: 850/4110
UKPRN: 10036689
UPRN: 100062456012
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Havant (E07000090)
Constituency: Fareham and Waterlooville (E14001233)
Electoral Ward: Hart Plain (E05015584)

Easting & Northing: 468652E, 110765N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 53' 34.56" N 1° 1' 30.49" W
Plus Code: 9C2WVXVF+5W

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Hart Plain Infant School (0.3km)
  2. Hart Plain Junior School (0.4km)
  3. Padnell Infant School (0.8km)
  4. Jubilee School (0.8km)
  5. Padnell Junior School (0.9km)
  6. Queen's Inclosure Primary School (0.9km)
  7. Bere Clinic School (1.1km)
  8. Rachel Madocks School (1.1km)
  9. Woodcroft Primary (1.3km)
  10. The Waterloo School (1.5km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Miss Alice Arnold - Trustee. Appointed on 27 January 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 January 2030.
  • Mrs Laura Ashley - Trustee. Appointed on 13 July 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 12 July 2029.
  • Mrs Tewari Bhanumattee - Trustee. Appointed on 27 March 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 March 2030.
  • Miss Ella Louise Capaldi - Trustee. Appointed on 12 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 July 2030.
  • Ms Sarah Foxall - Trustee. Appointed on 27 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 September 2030.
  • Mr Ian Gates - Trustee. Appointed on 1 May 2013 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Ian Gates - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 May 2013.
  • Mrs Lorraine Harbour - Member. Appointed on 27 February 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Stephen Head - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 31 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 March 2028.
  • Mr Stephen Head - Member. Appointed on 17 February 2012 (Original (signatory) members).
  • Mr Russell KYLE Jonathan - Member. Appointed on 27 April 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Louise Marianne Sale - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 15 January 2025.
  • Mr Glenn Taylor - Member. Appointed on 2 July 2019 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 22 January 2026.
  • Mr Glenn Taylor - Trustee. Appointed on 27 November 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 December 2029.
  • Mrs Sarah Thompson - Member. Appointed on 27 April 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Ms Linda Wallace - Trustee. Appointed on 24 February 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 February 2030.
  • Mrs Susan Young - Member. Appointed on 4 December 2016 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Susan Young - Trustee. Appointed on 31 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 March 2028.