Copthorne Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bradford·BD7 3AY
Composite score
70.9
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#1,641
National rank
#160
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#13
In Bradford
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 27/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
70%
84 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.40
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
202
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.38 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 616 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.21
00.511.52
1 per place
1.5820221.5920231.5120241.1920251.402026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
522
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
95.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,342
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Copthorne Primary School

Copthorne Primary School is a primary school in Bradford, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 522 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 70% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (84 first choices for 60 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.38 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 22.5 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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