Coppice Primary Academy

Coppice Primary Academy continues to perform effectively, maintaining the standards established during its previous inspection. The school, part of Focus Trust, fosters a positive environment in which pupils thrive and express their happiness and fulfillment in learning. Strong relationships and a supportive community contribute to a calm atmosphere conducive to education, allowing pupils to enjoy a range of extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities.

Strengths

• Strong school community with warm relationships among pupils and staff.
• Pupils achieve well and are mostly prepared for the next stage of their education.
• Consistent emphasis on reading and effective early phonics instruction.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities that promote talent development.
• Effective strategies are in place for supporting pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' attainment in writing at the end of Year 6 is below the national average.
• Inconsistent approaches to teaching handwriting and spelling lead to gaps in writing skills.
• Absence rates remain too high, affecting academic and social development.

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 Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Coppice Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Academy had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% 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, 8.8% of pupils at Coppice Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 2024–25 Coppice Primary Academy received £6,877 and spent £6,351 for each of its 517 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £40,000 (-£77 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, income was £7,160 and spending £6,808 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

Coppice Primary Academy is part of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Oldham
• Freehold Community Academy Oldham
• Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham
• Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale
• Manor Green Primary Academy Manchester
• Old Trafford Community Academy Manchester
• Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford
• Thornton Primary School Bradford
• Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury

What is Coppice Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coppice Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Coppice Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Coppice Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Coppice Primary Academy have?

Coppice Primary Academy has 525 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coppice Primary Academy cover?

Coppice Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coppice Primary Academy?

Coppice Primary Academy is at Burlington Avenue, Coppice, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 1AP.