Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School
Roe Hey Drive, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 4PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr James Cooper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 119470
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257791669
About this school
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coppull Parish Church of England 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, 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 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 57% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Parish Church of England 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School compares
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School ranked 110th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.1% | 12.6% | 174 | — |
| Coppull Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull | 57% | 3.6% | 14.8% | 100 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 8.6% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 53% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 77 | 1.2 miles |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | 48% | 5.1% | 64% | 200 | 1.3 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)
- 12.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.11%
- Persistent absence
- 3.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Coppull Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull0.8 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit1.3 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School ranks 9th 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 Parish Church of England Primary School teach?
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School is Mr James Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppull Parish Church of England 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 Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School?
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School full?
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 174 on roll (83%), 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 Parish Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 Parish Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School ranked 110th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Parish Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppull Parish Church of England 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 30 June 2026.