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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
St Mary's Lane, Upminster RM14 3HS · cooperscoborn.org.uk · 01708 250500
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,568
- 18 over 1,550 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.54 mi (866 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.72 mi (1.15 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 383 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 51% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 383 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 363 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 203 | 349 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 357 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 345 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.72 mi1.15 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.22 mi1.96 km | |
The furthest distance place allocated to a Havering resident, not counting random allocation places.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.2, and 71.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲71.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 69.8 | −13.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 23.4 | +7.4 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 249 students | B (39.2) | Below average -0.11 | |
| 249 students | B (39.3) | Below average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 269 | B- (37.3) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 233 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 254 | B+ (44.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 284 | B- (37.9) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 218 | B (38.4) | +0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 250 | C+ (34.1) | -0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 231 | C+ (34.4) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.2 | −2.1 |
| Further and other education | 1.5 | — |
| Further education | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11.5 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 18.5 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Coopers' Company and Coborn School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (198 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 198
- 13% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (14%) with SEND