About us The Cooper School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the northern part of Bicester, Oxfordshire, serving students aged 11 to 18. Established in 1988, the school has grown in popularity due to its commitment to providing high-quality educational opportunities. In 2005, The Cooper School became a member of the Acer Trust in January 2024.
The school's motto, "Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind," encapsulates its ethos of fostering ambition, diligence, and compassion among its students. The curriculum is designed to be engaging and challenging, with a focus on utilizing new technologies to enhance learning experiences.
The school primarily serves students from the north and east of Bicester and surrounding villages, including Charlton-on-Otmoor, Launton, Finmere, Fringford, Stratton Audley, and Hethe.
Your mission and goals Each student is encouraged to take responsibility for their own future with the support of career professionals to help guide and support them in this discovery. Our hope is every student leaving The Cooper School has acquired sufficient skills, qualifications and understanding of the job market to be able to navigate the world independently and with confidence.
Careers education, information advice and guidance provides a bridge via which students move not only to further education, vocational training or employment, but to the next stage of their development as members of society. The Cooper School will provide opportunities to develop key employability and enterprise skills, for all students, which are highly valued by employers, colleges, universities and apprenticeship providers. By engaging parents, employers and the local community our aim is for every child to fulfil their potential and be inspired to achieve a successful future. We want all learners to be ‘job ready and life ready for the economy of the future’. Our careers programme has been developed with a focus on the recommendations of the eight Gatsby benchmarks.
