The Cooper School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bicester, Oxfordshire
The Cooper School is a secondary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025.
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Catchment area for The Cooper School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
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Key facts
- Address
- Churchill Road, Bicester, OX26 4RS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,118 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils celebrate each other’s differences and opinions.”
- “They know that the school has high aspirations for all pupils, whatever their background.”
- “Aligned with the school values, pupils tend to ‘dream big’, ‘work hard’ and ‘be kind’.”
To improve
- “However, some groups of pupils are too frequently absent from school, meaning they miss out on their important education.”
- “However, there continues to be a minority of pupils in key stage 3 and 4 who do not attend their timetabled lessons when they are in school.”
- “These pupils miss too much learning and do not achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 120 first-preference applications, 184 offers in total, 120 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- The Bicester School 0.8 mi Good
- Whitelands Academy 1.6 mi Good
- Gosford Hill School 8.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Marlborough Church of England School 9.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- The Swan School 10.3 mi Good
- The Cherwell School 10.3 mi Outstanding
- Wheatley Park School 10.6 mi School remains Good
- Cheney School 11.2 mi School remains Good