The Cooper School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 29 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
141069
Address
Churchill Road, OX26 4RS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1272 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
14.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.4%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 6.1%
Chinese 2.8%
African 1.5%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.2
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 43%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.9
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.87
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE84
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE73
Business Studies:SingleGCSE48
ChemistryGCSE73
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
Design & TechnologyGCSE19
English LanguageGCSE214
English LiteratureGCSE205
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Cooper School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
186
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
171
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
171
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
184
88
96
Year 8
219
98
121
Year 9
203
120
83
Year 10
220
108
112
Year 11
230
107
123
Year 12
114
52
62
Year 13
102
51
51
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
34.0%
30.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
49.0%
49.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
4.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
73.0%
58.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
27.0%
16.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
24.0%
15.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.4%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020