Cooper Perry Primary School
Seighford, Stafford, ST18 9PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clair Callow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 124195
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785282210
About this school
Cooper Perry Primary School is a community primary school in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cooper Perry 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 22% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Cooper Perry 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cooper Perry Primary School compares
Cooper Perry Primary School ranked 142nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 206 | — |
| Doxey Academy | 74% | 7.5% | 46.8% | 201 | 1.6 miles |
| Burleyfields Primary School | — | — | — | 59 | 1.8 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery | — | 3.9% | 20% | 72 | 1.9 miles |
| Tillington Manor Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.2% | 214 | 2.0 miles |
| Parkside Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 399 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 2.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Doxey Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Burleyfields Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Tillington Manor Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Parkside Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Cooper Perry Primary School ranks 27th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cooper Perry Primary School teach?
- Cooper Perry Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Cooper Perry Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cooper Perry Primary School is Mrs Clair Callow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cooper Perry Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cooper Perry 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 Cooper Perry Primary School?
- Cooper Perry Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cooper Perry Primary School full?
- Cooper Perry Primary School has capacity for 228 pupils and 206 on roll (90%), 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 Cooper Perry Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cooper Perry Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cooper Perry Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cooper Perry Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cooper Perry Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cooper Perry Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Cooper Perry Primary School ranked 142nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cooper Perry Primary School's absence rate?
- Cooper Perry 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 Cooper Perry Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cooper Perry 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.