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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,568of 1,550 places
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 209
- Ofsted
- Report card, 12 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (URN 102353, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 199 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Coopers' Company and Coborn School in 2023, 70% stayed on in The Coopers' Company and Coborn School’s own sixth form (Havering average 37%), 22% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 234 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Havering 60%, England 37%), and 47% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.2 against 46.1 across England and 47.2 in Havering, with 71% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 41% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Havering and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 199 | 2,968 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 70% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 234 | 839 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 92% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 62% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 47% | 31% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 1% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 13% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 17% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.2 | 47.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 77% | 60% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.41 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 47.2 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.3 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 208 | 100% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 86% |
| Mathematics | 208 | 100% | 88% | 38% | 22% | 90% |
| English Literature | 207 | 99% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 205 | 98% | 31% | 39% | 32% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 189 | 90% | 65% | 26% | 9% | 83% |
| Business Studies | 137 | 66% | 18% | 24% | 20% | 78% |
| Geography | 106 | 51% | 41% | 38% | 25% | 82% |
| German | 86 | 41% | 5% | 47% | 33% | 91% |
| History | 80 | 38% | 41% | 56% | 26% | 91% |
| Physical Education | 66 | 32% | 11% | 29% | 24% | 85% |
| Spanish | 62 | 30% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 39% |
| French | 62 | 30% | 18% | 31% | 29% | 76% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 53 | 25% | 8% | 38% | 21% | 89% |
| Media Studies | 44 | 21% | 4% | 30% | 20% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 12% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 85% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 11% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 92% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 10% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 81% |
| Drama | 19 | 9% | 7% | 11% | 27% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 9% | 23% | 78% | 47% | 94% |
| Physics | 18 | 9% | 23% | 83% | 46% | 94% |
| Biology | 18 | 9% | 23% | 89% | 45% | 94% |
| Music | 17 | 8% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 94% |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Havering | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 507 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 249 | 866 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 39.18 | 33.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 10% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 45% | 31% |
| Biology | 71 | 29% | 20% |
| Psychology | 69 | 28% | 23% |
| Economics | 69 | 28% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 57 | 23% | 17% |
| History | 43 | 17% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 42 | 17% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 16% | 4% |
| Physics | 37 | 15% | 12% |
| English Literature | 35 | 14% | 11% |
| Physical Education | 29 | 12% | 3% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 9% | 5% |
| Geography | 20 | 8% | 10% |
| Politics | 17 | 7% | 6% |
| Drama | 16 | 6% | 2% |
| Sociology | 15 | 6% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 13 | 5% | 5% |
| Media Studies | 12 | 5% | 4% |
| Spanish | 10 | 4% | 2% |
| Product Design | 9 | 4% | 2% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 2% | 3% |
| French | 6 | 2% | 1% |
| German | 6 | 2% | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 58 | 23% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.