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Copperfield Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

443

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Copperfield Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Gravesend, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Copperfield Academy is an academy sponsor led in Gravesend, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 466 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #53 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,257 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.4

-3.8 to -0.6

-1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 0.2

-4.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.7 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths45% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -2.5

-2.5

Write

LA 0.1

-3.8 to -1.2

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.0 to -3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 65%

Reading46% LA 76%

Writing52% LA 80%

Maths36% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.0

-6.2 to -3.4

-7

Write

LA 0.4

-8.3 to -5.7

-7.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-8.5 to -5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 May 2021

Inspection Report

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27 January 2021

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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08 October 2019

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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29 January 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2017

Inspection Report

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14 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2021-05-05

Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2019-01-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-10-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-09-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-07-11

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 466 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	460	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	451	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	433	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	443	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	431	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	459	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	421	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	438	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	513	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	526	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	523	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	568	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	558	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	544	8	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	520	6	1.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	527	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	529	3	0.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils