The Cooper School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
The Cooper School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.
It currently serves 1,118 pupils. The Cooper School is part of Acer Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 41.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 39.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.59
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
53%Boys
47%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,118
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
- MAT name
- Acer Trust
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2025 | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement | Not judged |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
| 24 May 2013 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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