Coopers Edge School
Typhoon Way, Brockworth, GL3 4DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Coopers Edge Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Keely Folker
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 136074
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452612038
About this school
Coopers Edge School is a foundation primary school in Brockworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 60 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 42% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 63% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 60% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 55% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Coopers Edge 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coopers Edge School compares
Coopers Edge School ranked 130th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 403 | — |
| Abbeymead Primary School | 61% | 5% | 15.6% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 11.1% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Dinglewell Junior School | 78% | 5.1% | 10.9% | 359 | 1.0 miles |
| Dinglewell Infant School | — | 4% | 6.4% | 226 | 1.0 miles |
| Lift Brockworth | 76% | 4.7% | 36.9% | 386 | 1.2 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)
- 17.65%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 10.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbeymead Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Dinglewell Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Dinglewell Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Lift Brockworth1.2 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Common questions
- What year groups does Coopers Edge School teach?
- Coopers Edge School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brockworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Coopers Edge School?
- The headteacher of Coopers Edge School is Mrs Keely Folker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coopers Edge School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coopers Edge 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 big is Coopers Edge School?
- Coopers Edge School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coopers Edge School full?
- Coopers Edge School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), 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 Coopers Edge School a faith school?
- No. Coopers Edge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coopers Edge School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coopers Edge School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Coopers Edge School?
- Coopers Edge School is part of The Coopers Edge Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coopers Edge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coopers Edge School rank locally?
- Coopers Edge School ranked 130th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coopers Edge School's absence rate?
- Coopers Edge School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coopers Edge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coopers Edge 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 1 July 2026.