Coppull Primary School and Nursery
Park Road, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Chambers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 119206
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257791237
About this school
Coppull Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coppull Primary School and Nursery, 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 | 44 | 35 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 54% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 66% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 83% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Coppull Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coppull Primary School and Nursery compares
Coppull Primary School and Nursery ranked 232nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 274 | — |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull | 57% | 3.6% | 14.8% | 100 | 0.3 miles |
| Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.1% | 12.6% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 53% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 77 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 8.6% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | 48% | 5.1% | 64% | 200 | 1.7 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)
- 40.74%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 21.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull0.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit1.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Coppull Primary School and Nursery ranks 25th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Chorley.
- Abbey Village Primary School Primary
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Buckshaw Primary School Primary
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Coppull Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Coppull Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Coppull Primary School and Nursery is Mr Michael Chambers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coppull Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppull Primary School and Nursery, 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 Coppull Primary School and Nursery?
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Coppull Primary School and Nursery full?
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 370 pupils and 274 on roll (74%), 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 Coppull Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Coppull Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Coppull Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Coppull Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Coppull Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coppull Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery ranked 232nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coppull Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppull Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppull Primary School and Nursery'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 30 June 2026.