Copplestone Primary School
Bewsley Hill, Copplestone, Crediton, EX17 5NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- United Schools' Learning Partnership
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Tara Penny
- Federation
- Devon Moors Federation
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 113068
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0136384265
About this school
Copplestone Primary School is a foundation primary school in Crediton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Copplestone 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 | 19 | 25 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 44% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 64% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 32% | 60% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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 Copplestone 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Copplestone Primary School compares
Copplestone Primary School ranked 217th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 3.9% | 21.3% | 138 | — |
| Yeoford Community Primary School | — | 3.8% | 13% | 56 | 2.8 miles |
| Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School | 83% | 2.9% | 12.2% | 101 | 2.9 miles |
| Bow Community Primary School | 40% | 4.8% | 19.6% | 133 | 3.2 miles |
| Landscore Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 276 | 3.4 miles |
| Sandford School | 62% | 3.8% | 14.1% | 74 | 3.5 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)
- 21.32%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yeoford Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Bow Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Landscore Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Sandford School3.5 miles
Primary · Crediton
Other schools in Crediton
Copplestone Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Crediton.
- Bow Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School Primary
- East Worlington Primary School Primary
- Hayward's Primary School Primary
- Landscore Primary School Primary
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandford School Primary
- Spreyton School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Yeoford Community Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Copplestone Primary School teach?
- Copplestone Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crediton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Copplestone Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Copplestone Primary School is Miss Tara Penny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Copplestone Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copplestone 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 Copplestone Primary School?
- Copplestone Primary School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Copplestone Primary School full?
- Copplestone Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 138 on roll (66%), 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 Copplestone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Copplestone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Copplestone Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Copplestone Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Copplestone Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Copplestone Primary School is part of United Schools' Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Copplestone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Copplestone Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Copplestone Primary School ranked 217th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Copplestone Primary School's absence rate?
- Copplestone Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Copplestone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Copplestone 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.