Coppice Primary School

Coppice Primary School is a larger-than-average primary in a soft federation with William Torbitt Primary School. Following a full inspection in July 2026, the school is performing at the expected standard overall, with personal development and wellbeing judged as a strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils are happy, safe and well cared for, and the school has a highly effective personal development programme that includes strong pastoral support, a wide range of clubs and trips, and meaningful opportunities to develop British values and social responsibility. Pupils behave well, attendance is improving, and disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well in reading by the end of Year 6.

Strengths

• Personal development and wellbeing provision is highly attuned to pupils and regularly reviewed
• Pupils develop a detailed understanding of how to keep themselves safe, including online
• Pastoral systems are highly effective and provide timely mental health and wellbeing support
• Pupils take part in a wide range of clubs, trips and visits, with barriers to participation actively reduced
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well in reading by the end of Year 6
• Leaders have a robust approach to improving attendance, with overall attendance improving over time
• Pupils show respect and positive behaviour, and bullying is rare and dealt with effectively
• The curriculum is ambitious and broad, with a clear focus on reading, writing, mathematics and oracy
• Early years provision is well sequenced, with children making steady progress from their starting points
• Inclusion is strong, with early identification of needs and effective use of additional funding
• Leadership and governance are effective, with accurate self-evaluation and robust oversight
• Staff feel well supported, and leaders focus on managing workload and improving wellbeing
• Parents are positive about the school’s open culture and the support provided for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Adaptations to teaching are not consistently fully matched to pupils’ individual needs
• Some teaching progresses before pupils have secured their understanding, so misconceptions are not identified early
• Some pupils do not build knowledge as progressively as they could
• Persistent absence remains above the national average, and overall absence is also above average
• Inclusive strategies are not yet fully embedded across the school

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Coppice Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Coppice Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Coppice Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at Coppice Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Coppice Primary School received £8,863 and spent £9,068 for each of its 424 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £172,000 (£405 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Coppice Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coppice Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Coppice Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coppice Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Coppice Primary School have?

Coppice Primary School has 432 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coppice Primary School cover?

Coppice Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Coppice Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coppice Primary School?

Coppice Primary School is at Coppice Primary School, Manford Way, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 4AL.