Coppice Primary School
Roper Avenue, Marlpool, Heanor, DE75 7BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Seaton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 241
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 112563
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773712840
About this school
Coppice Primary School is a community primary school in Heanor. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coppice 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 77% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 87% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Coppice 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coppice Primary School compares
Coppice Primary School ranked 38th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | — |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | 47% | 3.9% | 33% | 193 | 0.1 miles |
| Corfield CofE Infant School | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | 81 | 0.4 miles |
| Marlpool Infant School | — | 3.8% | 29.4% | 28 | 0.5 miles |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 0.6 miles |
| Laceyfields Academy | — | 5.1% | 38.2% | 87 | 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)
- 35.58%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mundy CofE Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Corfield CofE Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Laceyfields Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Heanor
Coppice Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Heanor.
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primary
- Howitt Primary Community School Primary
- Laceyfields Academy Primary
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Marlpool Infant School Primary
- Marlpool Junior School Primary
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primary
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Coppice Primary School teach?
- Coppice Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Heanor.
- Who is the headteacher of Coppice Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coppice Primary School is Mrs Alison Seaton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coppice Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppice 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 Coppice Primary School?
- Coppice Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Coppice Primary School full?
- Coppice Primary School has capacity for 241 pupils and 235 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 Coppice Primary School a faith school?
- No. Coppice Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coppice Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Coppice Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Coppice 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 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coppice Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Coppice Primary School ranked 38th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coppice Primary School's absence rate?
- Coppice Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppice Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppice 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.