Copley Primary School
Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax, HX3 0TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hemingway
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 107480
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422354209
About this school
Copley Primary School is a community primary school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Copley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 63% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Copley 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 | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Copley Primary School compares
Copley Primary School ranked 34th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 309 | — |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Salterhebble Junior and Infant School | 69% | 4.1% | 17.2% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| The Greetland Academy | 86% | 3.9% | 10.9% | 385 | 0.7 miles |
| Siddal Primary School | 32% | 5.3% | 47.5% | 169 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | 61% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 330 | 0.9 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)
- 9.62%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 5.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
The Greetland Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Siddal Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Copley Primary School ranks 18th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holywell Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Copley Primary School teach?
- Copley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Copley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Copley Primary School is Mrs Sarah Hemingway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Copley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copley 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 many pupils are at Copley Primary School?
- Copley Primary School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Copley Primary School full?
- Copley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 309 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Copley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Copley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Copley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Copley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Copley Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Copley Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Copley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Copley Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Copley Primary School ranked 34th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Copley Primary School's absence rate?
- Copley Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Copley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Copley 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.