The Bicester School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bicester, OX26 2NS
- Distance
- 1.4km away
The Cooper School
Churchill Road, Bicester, OX26 4RS
Local ranking30th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1333
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 18.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.6 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 220
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
108
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 2.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 206
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1228
- Boys
- 619 (50%)
- Girls
- 609 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1333 (92% full)
- SEND
- 20.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.8%
- EAL
- 16.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 16.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,031/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.7%
- White Other: 10.0%
- Asian Chinese: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
72.7%
White British
10.0%
White Other
2.8%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Churchill Road
Bicester, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 141069
- UKPRN
- 10046455
- Establishment No.
- 4032
- Trust
- ACER TRUST
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