Cooper's Lane Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Pragnell Road
London
SE12 0LF
Phone 02088577680
Reference Number 100676

Cooper’s Lane Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, where pupils feel proud and safe. The school fosters a supportive environment that encourages effective learning and promotes positive mental wellbeing. Parents express overwhelming satisfaction with the school’s communication and inclusive approach, while pupils are engaged and enjoy their educational experiences, supported by a range of extracurricular activities. The school has adapted well to the challenges posed by the pandemic, focusing on key knowledge and skills in every subject area, and providing effective support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 665
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.98%
Girls: 49.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 33.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 51 39 90
2 43 47 90
3 40 47 87
4 40 48 88
5 49 41 90
6 42 45 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 27.7%
White, Other 18.3%
African 8.1%
Mixed, Other 7.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 6.8%
Asian, Other 4.7%
Caribbean 3.8%
White & Black (African) 3.5%
White & Asian 3.3%
Chinese 3%
Unclassified 2%
Indian 1.8%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 20 Apr 2022
Date Report
20 Apr 2022 School inspection
21 Feb 2017 Short inspection
19 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
22 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
27 Sep 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud to attend and feel safe at school.
  • There is a strong culture of safeguarding and effective support for vulnerable pupils.
  • Leaders have identified key knowledge and skills for each subject effectively.
  • The curriculum is adapted to help all pupils, including those with SEND, catch up.
  • Reading is a priority, with effective phonics instruction leading to quick improvements.
  • Many extracurricular activities foster student engagement and skills development.
  • Staff feel supported and attend regular professional development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment procedures for foundation subjects are under review and currently inconsistent.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing -0.6
Maths -0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 45 5
Third Preference 25 4
From another Local Authority 21 6

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