# The Cooper School

The Cooper School is a secondary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,118 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E141069. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,118
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 141069

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Cooper School was 43.9, against 44.5 in Cherwell and 46.2 in England.
38.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Cherwell | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 44.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.6% | 43.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.9% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 202 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Glory Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glory-farm-primary-school-e141051): 270 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bardwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bardwell-school-e146683): 320 m. Special. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [Southwold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwold-primary-school-e142728): 640 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longfields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longfields-primary-and-nursery-school-e123008): 780 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bure Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bure-park-primary-school-e132057): 830 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e123007): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141069)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141069)

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