Secondary school

The Cooper School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX26 4RS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,329 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 30%30% · 2016/172017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 39%2021/22: top 52%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 72%No exams

A-level results

#278 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 841.7 · South East 464/10 Below−13.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths39.5% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below−23.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.59 · South East 4.034/10 Below−29.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.21 · South East +0.014/10 Below−23.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry30.95 · South East 33.474/10 Below−25 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.4 · 219 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 49.6 · 213 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 48.1 · 215 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 48.1 · 215 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 48.1 · 217 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 43.9 · 217 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 44.6 · 227 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 41.7 · 220 pupils · South East 4650.441.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 56% · 213 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 47% · 215 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 45% · 215 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 56% · 217 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 39% · 217 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 37.4% · 227 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 39.5% · 220 pupils · South East 44.8%56%37.4%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.77 · 120 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 30.95 · 117 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 26.93 · 103 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 33.37 · 110 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 38.24 · 92 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 33.12 · 100 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 31.39 · 102 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 30.95 · 108 pupils · South East 33.4738.2426.93No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
120 of 120 who put it first2014 · 85.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st120120
2nd7010
3rd631

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,118
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.8%
First language not English16.0%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.8%
Persistently absent pupils23.0%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

83.9% full · 1,333 places · 206 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 210 responses (17.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 59% not applicable48.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year62.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.1% not applicable71.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.3% who said Yes above60.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school86.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school70.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development65.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent74.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 64.4
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 32.3

Teachers 70.4 FTE · Whole workforce 111 · 129 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,946
Spend per pupil£7,031
Staff spend per pupil£5,436
Reserve per pupil−£861
  • −£1,060,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,126,000in-year balance

Grants £7,140 · self-generated £806 · premises £829 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ACER TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,050,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

234 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.5%
  • Education80.8%
  • Apprenticeship1.7%
  • Employment9%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown3.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

110 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.5%
  • Education52.7%
  • Higher education50%
  • Apprenticeship3.6%
  • Employment29.1%
  • Not sustained12.7%
  • Unknown1.8%