Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school fosters a supportive and friendly environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff are dedicated to understanding each child's needs, allowing for a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum that is particularly strong in personal development. Notably, the leadership demonstrates clear vision and commitment to high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, the report identifies some areas for improvement, specifically noting that in a few subjects, leaders have not fully established how the curriculum progresses from early years to subsequent years. This points to a need for greater clarity in ensuring that knowledge builds effectively on foundational learning. Overall, the school has maintained a good standard of education and is well-regarded by the community it serves.

Strengths

• Strong personal development and community involvement.
• Effective leadership with a clear vision for the school.
• High expectations for pupil achievement and behavior.
• Nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued.
• Well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum in most subjects.
• Teachers deliver the curriculum effectively with good assessment practices.
• Good provision for early years that prepares children well for Year 1.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on how learning builds from early years.

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 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 11.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School received £8,773 and spent £8,391 for each of its 77 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £21,000 (£275 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 Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 77 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Preston Road, Coppull, Coppull St John's, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5DU.