Cooper Perry Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Seighford
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 9PQ
Phone 01785282210
Reference Number 124195

Cooper Perry Primary School demonstrates a strong performance overall, meeting the expected standards in various aspects of education. The school has implemented effective measures to improve attendance and manage pupil behavior, fostering a safe and caring environment for students. Leaders and governors work collaboratively to enhance the educational experience and ensure all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, feel included and valued. Despite these strengths, there are notable areas for improvement, particularly in addressing gaps in foundational skills among older pupils, especially in handwriting and mathematics.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 210
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.62%
Girls: 52.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 13 18 31
3 18 12 30
4 12 21 33
5 11 19 30
6 17 9 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
White, Other 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Needs attention
 >  Inclusion Needs attention
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 27 Jan 2026
Date Report
27 Jan 2026 School inspection
07 Dec 2021 School inspection
13 Dec 2016 Short inspection
12 Sep 2011 Full inspection
20 Oct 2009 Monitoring visit
16 Oct 2008 Full inspection
21 Sep 2005 Full inspection
08 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Effective safeguarding culture that ensures pupils feel safe.
  • Personalized support for pupils struggling with attendance.
  • Well-planned early years curriculum that fosters progression.
  • Positive behavior and respectful interactions among pupils.
  • Strong, inclusive approach to teaching that values every pupil.
  • A broad and well-sequenced curriculum reflecting local context.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent identification and support for gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge.
  • Variable achievement for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • Need for better adaptation of learning tasks for those with additional needs.

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 8%

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 107
Maths 104

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 0.1
Writing 2.6
Maths 0.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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