The Cooper School

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Staff costs at 80.6% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.8%Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,485.06

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-14.5%

of income

In-year balance

+4.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.6%.

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.41.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)39.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.18.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,228

Capacity

1,333 (92%)

Free school meals

12.4%

English additional lang.

16.0%

Ethnicity

White British 72.0%Asian 3.8%Black 2.7%Mixed 6.4%Chinese 2.8%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

73.1

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.8

Mean salary

£48,647

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

23.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.2%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

2024/25 · 1,048 pupils