The Cooper School
About the school
The Cooper School is an open secondary school in Oxfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 February 2025
- Published
- 28 April 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.7
- Oxfordshire
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Oxfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.50%
- Oxfordshire
- 48.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.00%
- Oxfordshire
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 18.60%
- Oxfordshire
- 36.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.59
- Oxfordshire
- 4.14
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.95
AAB or better
- School
- 2.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1228
Girls
49.59%
Boys
50.41%
SEN support
16.86%
Education, health and care plan
3.58%
English as an additional language
16.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.76%
Overall absence
8.79
Persistent absence
23
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
217
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
105
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
62%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
23%