Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #18 in Bradford public Top 22% UK

Copthorne Primary School

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

personMiss Stephanie Ngenda

corporate_fareEXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD7 3AY

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

526

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Copthorne Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.5× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Copthorne Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 522 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #1,734 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

75%

LA 60%

Reading84% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths93% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 0.0

2.2

Write

LA 0.1

0.6 to 3.8

2.7

Maths

LA -0.1

1.2 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading97% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths98% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.8

Read

LA 0.4

4.2 to 7.4

4.6

Write

LA 0.6

3.1 to 6.1

5.5

Maths

LA 0.8

4.1 to 6.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

98%

LA 60%

Reading98% LA 71%

Writing98% LA 75%

Maths98% LA 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

8.4

Read

LA 0.2

6.9 to 9.9

6.2

Write

LA 0.7

4.7 to 7.7

8.5

Maths

LA 0.8

7.1 to 9.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 December 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-11-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-03-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

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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 522 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	522	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	511	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	528	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	524	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	506	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	528	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	526	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	511	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	540	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	536	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	529	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	519	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	511	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	488	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	550	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	550	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	536	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	563	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	552	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	536	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	568	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	562	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	541	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	555	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	542	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	517	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 47 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 44 pupils

Physical Disability 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils