The Cooper School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Churchill Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4RS
Phone 01869242121
Reference Number 141069

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1228
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.41%
Girls: 49.59%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 107 78 185
8 89 102 191
9 103 119 222
10 122 85 207
11 108 112 220
12 40 52 92
13 50 61 111

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 72%
White, Other 9.9%
Chinese 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
African 2%
Asian, Other 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.5% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.95 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.53 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 2.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 65 2
Third Preference 62 1
From another Local Authority 3 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Glory Farm Primary School
Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4YJ
0.17 miles
Southwold Primary School
Holm Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 3UU
0.4 miles
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Longfields, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6QL
0.48 miles
Bure Park Primary School
Lucerne Avenue, Bure Park, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 3BP
0.51 miles
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2DB
0.7 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NX
0.77 miles
Gagle Brook Primary School
Cranberry Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 8BD
1.07 miles
King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2LU
1.12 miles
Launton Church of England Primary School
Bicester Road, Launton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 5DP
1.17 miles
Langford Village Community Primary School
Peregrine Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6SX
1.21 miles
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Pioneer Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1BF
1.48 miles
Graven Hill Primary School
32 Graven Hill Road, Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, OX25 2BF
1.67 miles
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1UN
2.2 miles
Five Acres Primary School
East Hawthorn Rd, Ambrosden, East Hawthorn Rd, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 2SN
2.72 miles
Fringford Church of England Primary School
The Green, Fringford, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 8DY
3.3 miles
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School
Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 0HJ
3.7 miles
Twyford C of E School
Church Street, Twyford, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4EU
4.98 miles
Name Distance
Bardwell School
Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RZ
0.2 miles
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NS
0.85 miles
Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1AY
1.62 miles
Bruern Abbey School
Chesterton Manor, Bicester, OX26 1UY
2.22 miles
Heyford Park School
74 Camp Road, Heyford Park, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 5HD
4.75 miles
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