- Cooper School, Oxfordshire
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The Cooper School Motto "Where Learning Matters" Headteacher Mr Ben Baxter Chair Mr David Dunne Specialism Science College Location Churchill Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4RS
EnglandLocal authority Oxfordshire DfE URN 123234 Ofsted Reports Students 1155 Gender Coeducational Ages 11–16 Colours Black, Blue and Yellow Website cooper.oxon.sch.uk Coordinates: 51°54′29″N 1°08′42″W / 51.90803°N 1.14499°W
The Cooper School is a 980 student, 11-16, mixed comprehensive school in the northern side of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
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Student locations
Most of its students come from the north and east of Bicester and surrounding villages which include amongst others: Charlton-on-Otmoor, Launton, Finmere, Fringford, Stratton Audley, Hethe and Fringford. It was awarded a specialist science college since 2005. The PE department also has a cardio centre.
Ofsted
The recent Ofsted inspection commented “students enjoy school, and this is reflected by their attendance” and “students progress well because of good quality of teaching and learning”.
2008 GCSE results
The Cooper School is celebrating having achieved its best ever examination results at GCSE for the second year running. 60% of the students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, an 8% increase on the figures for last year and 13% improvement on 2006. In addition, 98% of students achieved 5 or more A*-G passes with 100% gaining at least 1 or more A*-G grades. These results are a significant improvement on the figures achieved in previous years and bear testimony to the sustained hard work of the students themselves, the staff who taught and supported them and the encouragement and support of the students’ parents. This is the third consecutive year of sustained improvement and the school believes that the increased performance was also due to certain initiatives introduced since this cohort began their GCSE studies which included: a more personalised curriculum offering a greater diversity of courses to suit individual interests and abilities; continuing the arrangements for study leave began last year with targeted revision classes focused on individual examinations; ‘Aim Higher’ study initiatives; the use of ICT including specialist on-line revision materials and motivational prizes for excellent attendance and attainment.
Uniform
Since September 2008, The Cooper School has had a radical change of uniform. This now includes a blazer, shirt and tie.
Befrienders
Befrienders are a group of current year elevens who assist with helping new and current year sevens settle into secondary school life. Each form is supplied with two specific befrienders consisting of one boy and one girl. The befrienders are obliged to wear smiley faced badges to help year sevens identify them. There is also a "little room" where year sevens can speak in privacy with the befrienders.
The future
The Cooper School has recently been awarded a three million pound grant to build a new sixth form by 2011. The school has also had a major change in appearance.
External links
Categories:- Comprehensive schools in Oxfordshire
- Science Colleges in Oxfordshire
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