Copperfield Academy
Dover Road East, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 0RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ben Clark
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 139685
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474352488
About this school
Copperfield Academy is a primary academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong 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 | 62 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 69% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 59% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Copperfield Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Copperfield Academy compares
Copperfield Academy ranked 134th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.6% | 42.6% | 459 | — |
| Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 5.7% | 20.2% | 442 | 0.3 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 29.1% | 422 | 0.4 miles |
| Rosherville Church of England Academy | 55% | 5.6% | 40.5% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet | 58% | 4.3% | 12.6% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Wrotham Road Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 30.1% | 454 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 December 2025
- 5 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.62%
- English as an additional language
- 43.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 17.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Rosherville Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Northfleet
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet0.6 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Wrotham Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
Copperfield Academy ranks 6th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shears Green Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Copperfield Academy teach?
- Copperfield Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Copperfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Copperfield Academy is Ben Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Copperfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copperfield Academy, 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 Copperfield Academy?
- Copperfield Academy has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Copperfield Academy full?
- Copperfield Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 459 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 Copperfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Copperfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Copperfield Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Copperfield Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Copperfield Academy?
- Copperfield Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Copperfield Academy have?
- The schools register lists Copperfield Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Copperfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Copperfield Academy rank locally?
- Copperfield Academy ranked 134th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Copperfield Academy's absence rate?
- Copperfield Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Copperfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Copperfield Academy'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 8 July 2026.