The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 3HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Sue Hay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,568
- URN
- 136600
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708250500
About this school
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is a Christian secondary academy in Upminster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,568 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 199 | 205 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.5 | 59.8 | 58.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.54 +0.33 to +0.74 | +0.45 +0.24 to +0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 73.2% | 71.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 95% | 93.2% | 87.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 79% | 63.9% | 77% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Coopers' Company and Coborn School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62.5 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,543 |
| 2023/24 | 1,567 |
| 2024/25 | 1,550 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Coopers' Company and Coborn School compares
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School ranked 2nd of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.2 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 1,568 | — |
| Hall Mead School | 50.1 | 5.7% | 13.3% | 1,068 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | 62.2 | 5% | 12.9% | 848 | 0.7 miles |
| Gaynes School | 50.7 | 6% | 25.2% | 501 | 0.8 miles |
| Emerson Park Academy | 44.7 | 7.8% | 21.9% | 1,020 | 1.2 miles |
| Sanders Draper | 44.4 | 5.6% | 26.1% | 732 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.84%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 13.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hall Mead School0.6 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School0.7 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
Gaynes School0.8 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
Emerson Park Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Sanders Draper2.0 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Upminster
- Gaynes School Secondary
- Hall Mead School Secondary
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School Secondary
- Branfil Primary School Primary
- Engayne Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The James Oglethorpe Primary School Primary
- Upminster Infant School Primary
- Upminster Junior School Primary
- Corbets Tey School Special schools
- Oakfields Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Coopers' Company and Coborn School teach?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Upminster.
- Who is the headteacher of The Coopers' Company and Coborn School?
- The headteacher of The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is Ms Sue Hay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Coopers' Company and Coborn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Coopers' Company and Coborn School?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School has 1,568 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Coopers' Company and Coborn School full?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,568 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Coopers' Company and Coborn School a faith school?
- Yes. The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is designated Christian.
- Is The Coopers' Company and Coborn School a selective school?
- No. The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Coopers' Company and Coborn School part of an academy trust?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School is part of THE COOPERS' COMPANY AND COBORN SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Coopers' Company and Coborn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.5 in 2022/23 and 58.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Coopers' Company and Coborn School compare with other schools in Havering?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School ranked 2nd of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Coopers' Company and Coborn School's absence rate?
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Coopers' Company and Coborn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Coopers' Company and Coborn School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.