Coopers School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Hawkwood Lane
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 5PS
Phone 02084673263
Reference Number 136464

Description

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Coopers School, situated at Hawkwood Lane in Chislehurst, Kent, offers secondary education to students aged 11 to 18 with a mixed gender intake. Established in 1939, the school has its roots in the Sidcup Day Commercial School, which eventually became the Chislehurst and Sidcup Technical High School for Girls before evolving into Coopers School (academy converter status since 2012) under the management of the Education for the 21st Century Trust. Coopers School has an official sixth form and as of 2022 accommodated 1,393 students, with the capacity to educate 1,629 students. Its motto is "Trust, Respect and Resilience," reflecting the school's values. Since converting to an academy, the school has been rated "good" by Ofsted in its latest inspection in March 2023.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1293
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.39%
Girls: 41.61%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 148 88 236
8 128 98 226
9 119 109 228
10 139 88 227
11 129 102 231
12 55 27 82
13 37 26 63

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 67.2%
White, Other 9.1%
African 4.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White & Asian 2.1%
Caribbean 2.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-09
Date Description Report
2023-03-08 School inspection School inspection
2018-03-08 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-01-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2009-12-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-12-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-10-14 Full inspection Full inspection
2009-12-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-12-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-10-14 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
46.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 44% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 25.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 27.85 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 167 45
Third Preference 138 26
From another Local Authority 301 85

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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