Cooper's Lane Primary School
Pragnell Road, London, SE12 0LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Hooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 646
- URN
- 100676
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088577680
About this school
Cooper's Lane Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 646 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 90 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 1% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cooper's Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 652 |
| 2023/24 | 666 |
| 2024/25 | 665 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cooper's Lane Primary School compares
Cooper's Lane Primary School ranked 49th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.4% | 20% | 646 | — |
| Haberdashers' Knights Primary | 73% | 4.4% | 47.7% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Horn Park Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 49.1% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Baring Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 26.2% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Forster Park Primary School | 68% | 6.6% | 42.7% | 269 | 0.8 miles |
| Launcelot Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.7% | 46.8% | 307 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.97%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 9.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haberdashers' Knights Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Horn Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Baring Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Forster Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lewisham
-
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Bromley
Other schools in London
Cooper's Lane Primary School ranks 755th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cooper's Lane Primary School teach?
- Cooper's Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cooper's Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cooper's Lane Primary School is Mr Paul Hooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cooper's Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cooper's Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cooper's Lane Primary School?
- Cooper's Lane Primary School has 646 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cooper's Lane Primary School full?
- Cooper's Lane Primary School has capacity for 700 pupils and 646 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cooper's Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cooper's Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cooper's Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cooper's Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Cooper's Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cooper's Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cooper's Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cooper's Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Cooper's Lane Primary School ranked 49th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cooper's Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Cooper's Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cooper's Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cooper's Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.