Copthall School
Pursley Road, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- COPTHALL SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Winters
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 829
- URN
- 138685
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089591937
About this school
Copthall School is a girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 829 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Copthall 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 114 | 165 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.5 | 48.7 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.38 to +0.95 | +0.44 +0.20 to +0.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51.5% | 39.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 68.5% | 59% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 57.6% | 60.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Copthall 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 | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.5 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 861 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Copthall School compares
Copthall School ranked 23rd of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 8.4% | 45.2% | 829 | — |
| Hasmonean High School for Girls | 63.7 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 570 | 0.3 miles |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.4 | 7.6% | 32.7% | 1,243 | 0.7 miles |
| Saracens High School | 47.1 | 5.8% | 58.8% | 1,170 | 0.8 miles |
| Hasmonean High School for Boys | 56.5 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 788 | 1.1 miles |
| Mill Hill County High School | 61.2 | 5.9% | 25.5% | 1,628 | 1.6 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)
- 45.18%
- English as an additional language
- 83.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.43%
- Persistent absence
- 27.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hasmonean High School for Girls0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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St James' Catholic High School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Saracens High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Hasmonean High School for Boys1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Mill Hill County High School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Copthall School ranks 164th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Copthall School teach?
- Copthall School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Copthall School?
- The headteacher of Copthall School is Mrs Maria Winters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Copthall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copthall 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 Copthall School?
- Copthall School has 829 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Copthall School full?
- Copthall School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 829 on roll (69%), 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 Copthall School a faith school?
- No. Copthall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Copthall School a selective school?
- No. Copthall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Copthall School part of an academy trust?
- Copthall School is part of COPTHALL SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Copthall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.5 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Copthall School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Copthall School ranked 23rd of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Copthall School's absence rate?
- Copthall School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Copthall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Copthall 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.