School Summary

The Cooper School


Boys: 639
Girls: 643
Total Pupils: 1282
Opened: 01-07-2014
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Headteacher: Robert Whannel
The Cooper School
Churchill Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4RS
Telephone: 01869242121
Website: https://www.thecooperschool.co.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Bicester East
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Oxfordshire
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Cherwell
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Easting: 458915
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GOR (name): South East
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Robert
HeadLastName: Whannel
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LastChangedDate: 03-05-2023
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NumberOfPupils: 1282
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
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OfstedLastInsp: 30-11-2022
OfstedRating (name): Requires improvement
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OpenDate: 01-07-2014
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Banbury
PercentageFSM: 10.70
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SchoolWebsite: www.thecooperschool.co.uk
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Churchill Road
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TelephoneNum: 01869242121
Town: Bicester
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 2305
Trusts (name): BERNWODE SCHOOLS TRUST
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UPRN: 10011908585
URN: 141069
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This School is run to deliver the results they want and if your child is science oriented then great. My daughter was music oriented and had no support apart from her music teacher.\nThrough her own hard work won a place at the Acadamy of Contemporary music and there was no acknowledgement of this achievement which is extremely hard to attain, while the staff threw praise on students who won places at universities that the staff thought were great.\nBad example to children not to encourage their own wishes.\nMy other daughter who struggled didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get any of the marks they said she would because she was put in classes with children who were just misbehaving and she was discarded because she would achieve the marks they want.\nBad example of results based schooling\nHeadmaster should be ashamed of himself","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This School is run to deliver the results they want and if your child is science oriented then great. My daughter was music oriented and had no support apart from her music teacher.\nThrough her own hard work won a place at the Acadamy of Contemporary music and there was no acknowledgement of this achievement which is extremely hard to attain, while the staff threw praise on students who won places at universities that the staff thought were great.\nBad example to children not to encourage their own wishes.\nMy other daughter who struggled didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get any of the marks they said she would because she was put in classes with children who were just misbehaving and she was discarded because she would achieve the marks they want.\nBad example of results based schooling\nHeadmaster should be ashamed of himself","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sean Howard","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107245077290362008568\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLfbtKK6rYcHxTpWKzD4EZbLRy5QT9sDASmdV7A4-81=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-04-03T08:06:37Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"the logo is off-putting and not aesthetically pleasing , my daughter told me the P.E changing rooms are terrible. should invest more money in making the school less ugly","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"the logo is off-putting and not aesthetically pleasing , my daughter told me the P.E changing rooms are terrible. should invest more money in making the school less ugly","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"max t","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112366333470031580628\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVG1IdowfwgXUgTP_7kSPxYBYYkKIIMsGH_3qnSQ-kgsqg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-04-25T19:42:16Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"As an NHS worker, I found it was a well organised school.\n\nBuildings are a little bit plain but, crucially, are warm and work correctly. The Teachers and Estates staff were rightly watchful and cautious (checking my ID) whilst being polite and professional.\n\nThe suggestion I have would be that it would be good to have a cafe \/ break-out area. The canteen looked OK but not really somewhere to hang out.\nThat said: the lack of vending machines and junk food is a GOOD thing - too many schools indulge too much in that.\n\nOverall was impressed. Can't speak for it academically, although my fresh eyes saw that it is a friendly and welcoming school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"As an NHS worker, I found it was a well organised school.\n\nBuildings are a little bit plain but, crucially, are warm and work correctly. The Teachers and Estates staff were rightly watchful and cautious (checking my ID) whilst being polite and professional.\n\nThe suggestion I have would be that it would be good to have a cafe \/ break-out area. The canteen looked OK but not really somewhere to hang out.\nThat said: the lack of vending machines and junk food is a GOOD thing - too many schools indulge too much in that.\n\nOverall was impressed. Can't speak for it academically, although my fresh eyes saw that it is a friendly and welcoming school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Tim Patmore","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112197008819179986209\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVgW2NRSwxR-aXjQmXZysdw_pCLVvxmHT1IGdXDhakI2Wg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba6"},"publishTime":"2022-01-26T22:05:19Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"10 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"The home of Bicester Hockey Club - recently relaid sand dressed astro surface with only hockey markings on it - Result!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The home of Bicester Hockey Club - recently relaid sand dressed astro surface with only hockey markings on it - Result!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Chris Birch","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100579862050704052164\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIF8SeNf7cRT6MJmXvDt6eS5HdrDz1ES7-JpWWlzGhv=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2013-04-26T15:34:01Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"bad,unsanitary,discussing","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"bad,unsanitary,discussing","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"corrupt 5","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109960511547243292822\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjViHOSkAXNj_-FXAZYaAZZHEZguHe6BtjXBvI2bIFLGIzI=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-05-27T06:50:19Z"}]
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