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Coppice Valley Primary School

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

personMs Hannah McNamara

corporate_fareRED KITE LEARNING TRUST

location_onHarrogate, HG1 2DN

language Visit Website phone 1423563760

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Coppice Valley Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Harrogate, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Coppice Valley Primary School is an academy converter in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of RED KITE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #3,959 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

68%

LA 59%

Reading82% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths89% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 0.0

2.1 to 7.1

3.4

Write

LA 0.0

1.0 to 5.8

3.6

Maths

LA -0.8

1.2 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 0.6

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 2.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.2 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing88% LA 77%

Maths84% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 2.1

1.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1 to 3.4

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.3 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-03-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-03-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 209 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	195	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils