The school is (since 2005) a non-selective school described by Ofsted as "an exceptional school of real excellence". The school excels at Performing Arts and Sports. In 2004 as part of the European Year of Education through Sport it won the award of "Europe's most sport minded school".[1]
There have been no tests since 2001 nor interviews since 2004 for admission. Current applications are made via application form completed by the prospective students' parents and, months later, by a second form completed by the students themselves. This is not an examination but is heavily scrutinized. The school is heavily oversubscribed with approximately 5 applicants for each of the 180 places (over 900 applicants per year group). Due to this issue, Coopers' and Coborn School has appeared on an episode of Panorama, filmed by the BBC, to address this issue.
It is situated on St Mary's Lane (B187) about half a mile east of Upminster station, just over a mile west of the M25, and two miles from junction 29 (A127).
General information
The school is divided into 5 years, similar to other secondary schools in England. It is one of only a few schools in the London borough of Havering to also have a Sixth form. A new Sixth form building opened in 2011. The Sixth form is primarily supplied with students from the years below who have graduated in Year 11. However, it does allow external candidates from primarily local schools to apply, with a growing proportion being accepted due to a year-on-year increase in intake in sixth form students since the 2016/2017 academic year. The school specialises in humanities and sports (geography, history, RE and PE). It has many sporting and academic successes, including national championships in hockey and winning Havering Young Chef of the year.
History
The Nicholas Gibson Free School was founded in 1536 by Nicholas Gibson, a prominent citizen of the City of London who earned his living as a grocer. On his death in 1549 Gibson's wife, Avice, took over the running of the school, which could take up to sixty boys. In 1552 she asked the Coopers' Company to undertake the management of the school for her, and thus the school included the company's title in its name. The school was situated in Ratcliff, on the north side of the River Thames between Shadwell and Limehouse which is now a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Schoolhouse Lane is still there and marks the place where the School and the Coopers' Company's Almshouses were located for over three hundred years.
Prisca Coborn (née Forster), the widow of a brewer (Thomas Coborn/Colbourne), established a coeducational school in Bow in 1701 as a result of the terms of her will, registered in the year of her death (1701), investing the school with lands let to tenants in Bow, Stratford and Bocking.[2] She is buried in Bow Church.
The Coborn school was first housed in a site east of Bow Church, quickly moving toward Bow Bridge. In 1814 the school moved to a site which later became part of the Bryant and May match factory. In 1873 a new scheme was prepared under the Endowed Schools Act to reorganise the school to give secondary education to 200 boys and 200 girls and receive more public funding.[3] The main new site, soon extended, assumed the temporary name of Stepney Grammar School, off Tredegar Square in the west of Bow (its closest station was Mile End and high street was Mile End Road). The Coborn name most frequently (as shared officially) referred to the girls school at 86 Bow Road which closed in 1886 until amalgamation with the Coopers' foundation (see below). The Coopers' Boys' School in the transitional period took over the Tredegar Square building. Miss Jessie Winifred Holland, headmistress 1903–10, married Sir William Foster, historian of the Coopers' Company and its schools; she too wrote a history, but of Coborn School.[3]
In 1891 the two foundations were united.[3] Coopers' Girls' School at 86 Bow Road was renamed Coborn School, moving to new buildings at 29-31/31-33 Bow Road in 1898 where it remained until the move to Upminster. M. G. Philpot, headmistress 1929–56, was awarded a C.B.E. for her services to education.[3]
On moving to Upminster the schools were amalgamated to form the then voluntary aided school. The new site was first occupied in Upminster in 1971, and by 1973 the whole school had moved into these new premises. In the 1990s Coopers'-Coborn became a selective Grant-maintained school.
The badge/arms commonly associated with the Coborn School are the arms of the Forster family (her paternal line) as the Coborn family did not have their own.
The school converted to academy status on 1 April 2011.
View from St Mary's Lane
Notable former pupils
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(October 2020)
^Euractiv – European Year of Education through Sport draws to a close. Retrieved 16 September 2006.
^"Schools: Coborn School | British History Online".
^ abcd'Schools: Coborn School', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century, ed. J S Cockburn, H P F King and K G T McDonnell (London, 1969), p. 290. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol1/p290a [accessed 13 April 2018].
^The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (17 January 2020). "Huge congratulations to Year 11 superstar, Harry Collett, who premiered his new film 'Dolittle' tonight for friends and family at Vue Cinema. Harry was brilliant in his portrayal of 'Tommy Stubbins' who trains as an apprentice to Dr. Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.!) and heads off on an adventure of a lifetime in a quest to save the dying queen. Dolittle is officially out on 7th February in UK - make sure you see it and support Harry! Harry - we are all very proud of you and how much you have developed as a young actor, all the while remaining so humble and grounded. Well done from everyone at CCCS and good luck with the upcoming press promo around the world for the film. #dolittle #FYF #LYL #happy16thharry #LasB". Facebook. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^"Stephen Peters profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
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The Coopers Company and Coborn School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Upminster area of the London Borough of Havering England The Coopers Company and Coborn SchoolAddressSt Mary s LaneUpminster Greater London RM14 3HSEnglandCoordinates51 33 22 N 0 15 35 E 51 5562 N 0 2596 E 51 5562 0 2596 Coordinates 51 33 22 N 0 15 35 E 51 5562 N 0 2596 E 51 5562 0 2596InformationTypeAcademyMottoLove As BrethrenReligious affiliation s ChristianEstablished1536 487 years ago 1536 FounderNicholas Gibson 1536 Prisca Coborn 1701 United in 1891 moved in 1971 1973Department for Education URN136600 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherSue HayStaffApprox 94 teaching staffGenderCo educationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1300 1400HousesCoborn Guild Gibson RatcliffeColour s Red Blue Green YellowFormer pupilsOld boys Old girlsWebsitehttp www cooperscoborn org uk Contents 1 Admissions 2 General information 3 History 4 Notable former pupils 4 1 The Coopers Company and Coborn School 4 2 Coborn High School for Girls 4 3 Coopers Company s School 5 References 6 External links 6 1 News itemsAdmissions EditThe school is since 2005 a non selective school described by Ofsted as an exceptional school of real excellence The school excels at Performing Arts and Sports In 2004 as part of the European Year of Education through Sport it won the award of Europe s most sport minded school 1 There have been no tests since 2001 nor interviews since 2004 for admission Current applications are made via application form completed by the prospective students parents and months later by a second form completed by the students themselves This is not an examination but is heavily scrutinized The school is heavily oversubscribed with approximately 5 applicants for each of the 180 places over 900 applicants per year group Due to this issue Coopers and Coborn School has appeared on an episode of Panorama filmed by the BBC to address this issue It is situated on St Mary s Lane B187 about half a mile east of Upminster station just over a mile west of the M25 and two miles from junction 29 A127 General information EditThe school is divided into 5 years similar to other secondary schools in England It is one of only a few schools in the London borough of Havering to also have a Sixth form A new Sixth form building opened in 2011 The Sixth form is primarily supplied with students from the years below who have graduated in Year 11 However it does allow external candidates from primarily local schools to apply with a growing proportion being accepted due to a year on year increase in intake in sixth form students since the 2016 2017 academic year The school specialises in humanities and sports geography history RE and PE It has many sporting and academic successes including national championships in hockey and winning Havering Young Chef of the year History EditThe Nicholas Gibson Free School was founded in 1536 by Nicholas Gibson a prominent citizen of the City of London who earned his living as a grocer On his death in 1549 Gibson s wife Avice took over the running of the school which could take up to sixty boys In 1552 she asked the Coopers Company to undertake the management of the school for her and thus the school included the company s title in its name The school was situated in Ratcliff on the north side of the River Thames between Shadwell and Limehouse which is now a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Schoolhouse Lane is still there and marks the place where the School and the Coopers Company s Almshouses were located for over three hundred years Prisca Coborn nee Forster the widow of a brewer Thomas Coborn Colbourne established a coeducational school in Bow in 1701 as a result of the terms of her will registered in the year of her death 1701 investing the school with lands let to tenants in Bow Stratford and Bocking 2 She is buried in Bow Church The Coborn school was first housed in a site east of Bow Church quickly moving toward Bow Bridge In 1814 the school moved to a site which later became part of the Bryant and May match factory In 1873 a new scheme was prepared under the Endowed Schools Act to reorganise the school to give secondary education to 200 boys and 200 girls and receive more public funding 3 The main new site soon extended assumed the temporary name of Stepney Grammar School off Tredegar Square in the west of Bow its closest station was Mile End and high street was Mile End Road The Coborn name most frequently as shared officially referred to the girls school at 86 Bow Road which closed in 1886 until amalgamation with the Coopers foundation see below The Coopers Boys School in the transitional period took over the Tredegar Square building Miss Jessie Winifred Holland headmistress 1903 10 married Sir William Foster historian of the Coopers Company and its schools she too wrote a history but of Coborn School 3 In 1891 the two foundations were united 3 Coopers Girls School at 86 Bow Road was renamed Coborn School moving to new buildings at 29 31 31 33 Bow Road in 1898 where it remained until the move to Upminster M G Philpot headmistress 1929 56 was awarded a C B E for her services to education 3 On moving to Upminster the schools were amalgamated to form the then voluntary aided school The new site was first occupied in Upminster in 1971 and by 1973 the whole school had moved into these new premises In the 1990s Coopers Coborn became a selective Grant maintained school The badge arms commonly associated with the Coborn School are the arms of the Forster family her paternal line as the Coborn family did not have their own The school converted to academy status on 1 April 2011 View from St Mary s LaneNotable former pupils EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2020 The Coopers Company and Coborn School Edit Riaz Amin stick fighting Sheila Atim actress singer composer and playwright citation needed Christian Burgess Portsmouth F C defender Rylan Clark Neal media personality Harry Collett actor 4 Cameron John Doncaster Rovers F C footballer Elizabeth Kucinich nee Harper wife of US Congressman and former Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich Zara McDermott Love Island contestant and media personality Stephen Peters cricketer Essex Worcestershire and Northamptonshire 5 Alex Sibley Big Brother contestant and media personality Lorne Spicer journalist and TV presenter Jenny Watson chairwoman of the Electoral Commission since 2009 and from 2005 to 2007 of the Equal Opportunities Commission Rochelle Wiseman singer S Club 8 and The SaturdaysCoborn High School for Girls Edit Dora Gaitskell Baroness Gaitskell wife of Hugh Gaitskell leader of the Labour Party 1955 1963Coopers Company s School Edit Sir William Sydney Atkins founder of WS Atkins one of Britain s largest civil engineering companies Fred Rumsey Somerset and England cricketer and founder of the Professional Cricketers Association PCA Bernard Bresslaw actor Appeared in a number of comedies including some of the Carry On film series David Brewerton journalist and former city editor of The Independent Arthur Godman former PoW 6 Tim Holt director from 1996 to 2000 of the Office for National Statistics and Registrar General for England and Wales president from 2005 to 2007 of the Royal Statistical Society and Leverhulme Professor of Social Statatistics from 1980 to 2005 at the University of Southampton Anthony Legon professor of physical chemistry from 2005 to 2008 at the University of Bristol and from 1984 to 2005 at the University of Exeter Richard Madeley TV presenter Ronald Richardson electrical engineer and chairman from 1969 to 1970 of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting and of the North Western Electricity Board from 1964 to 1971 Arnold Shaw Labour MP for Ilford South from 1966 to 1970 and 1974 9 Michael Spyer Sophia Jex Blake Professor of Physiology since 1980 at the UCL Medical School 7 Michael Stewart Baron Stewart of Fulham foreign secretary twice under Harold Wilson Labour Party Michael Stewart Baron Stewart of Fulham Jack Warner actor Dixon of Dock Green 1955 76 Jack Watling actor Christopher Wicking screenwriter R D Wingfield radio dramatistReferences Edit Euractiv European Year of Education through Sport draws to a close Retrieved 16 September 2006 Schools Coborn School British History Online a b c d Schools Coborn School in A History of the County of Middlesex Volume 1 Physique Archaeology Domesday Ecclesiastical Organization the Jews Religious Houses Education of Working Classes To 1870 Private Education From Sixteenth Century ed J S Cockburn H P F King and K G T McDonnell London 1969 p 290 British History Online http www british history ac uk vch middx vol1 p290a accessed 13 April 2018 The Coopers Company and Coborn School 17 January 2020 Huge congratulations to Year 11 superstar Harry Collett who premiered his new film Dolittle tonight for friends and family at Vue Cinema Harry was brilliant in his portrayal of Tommy Stubbins who trains as an apprentice to Dr Dolittle Robert Downey Jr and heads off on an adventure of a lifetime in a quest to save the dying queen Dolittle is officially out on 7th February in UK make sure you see it and support Harry Harry we are all very proud of you and how much you have developed as a young actor all the while remaining so humble and grounded Well done from everyone at CCCS and good luck with the upcoming press promo around the world for the film dolittle FYF LYL happy16thharry LasB Facebook Retrieved 13 August 2022 Stephen Peters profile and biography stats records averages photos and videos Arthur Godman UCL Neuroscience Researchers Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 External links EditCoopers Company and Coborn School EduBase permanent dead link News items Edit 2004 Telegraph article by former teacher Selection in 2002 Extra curricular activities in 2001 Best GCSEs in England in 2001 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coopers 27 Company and Coborn School amp oldid 1126816835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
