Monks Coppenhall Academy

Monks Coppenhall Academy has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its first Ofsted inspection since converting to an academy. The school has established a warm, nurturing environment where all pupils, including those with SEND, are welcomed and supported. Notable strengths include exemplary behavior and a strong focus on personal development, which prepares pupils exceptionally well for modern life. Despite these strengths, some areas require attention, particularly gaps in knowledge due to previously weaker curricular designs.

Strengths

• Exceptional behavior and attitudes from pupils.
• Strong personal development programs enriching pupils' lives.
• High expectations for achievement across the school.
• Effective teaching of reading from early years.
• Well-established and ambitious curriculum in most subjects.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils fostering a supportive environment.
• Effective leadership and management promoting staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in learning due to weaknesses in previous curricular designs.
• Inconsistencies in teachers' ability to help pupils remember and retain knowledge in some subjects.

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 Monks Coppenhall Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Monks Coppenhall Academy 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 Monks Coppenhall Academy had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Monks Coppenhall Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 6 pupils.

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 Monks Coppenhall Academy received £6,989 and spent £6,610 for each of its 611 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £109,000 (£178 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Alexandra Academy Trust, income was £5,472 and spending £5,327 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 Crewe · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Monks Coppenhall Academy is part of Alexandra Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Crewe
• Haslington Primary Academy Crewe
• Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Middlewich

What is Monks Coppenhall Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monks Coppenhall Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Monks Coppenhall Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Monks Coppenhall Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Monks Coppenhall Academy have?

Monks Coppenhall Academy has 664 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monks Coppenhall Academy cover?

Monks Coppenhall Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Monks Coppenhall Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monks Coppenhall Academy?

Monks Coppenhall Academy is at Remer Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4LY.