Coupals Primary Academy
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Jane Sendall
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 290
- URN
- 141371
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440763933
About this school
Coupals Primary Academy is a primary academy in Haverhill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 290 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 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 | 49 | 58 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 60% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 69% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 74% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Coupals Primary 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coupals Primary Academy compares
Coupals Primary Academy ranked 26th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 290 | — |
| Westfield Primary Academy | 55% | 5.9% | 24.3% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Place Farm Primary Academy | 75% | 6.3% | 31.3% | 416 | 1.1 miles |
| New Cangle Community Primary School | 50% | 4.8% | 13.8% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
| Clements Primary Academy | 57% | 7.7% | 41.2% | 268 | 1.4 miles |
| Burton End Primary Academy | 57% | 5.4% | 26.4% | 449 | 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)
- 25.37%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 10.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westfield Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Place Farm Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
New Cangle Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Clements Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Burton End Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Haverhill
Other schools in Haverhill
Coupals Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Haverhill.
- Burton End Primary Academy Primary
- Clements Primary Academy Primary
- Kedington Primary Academy Primary
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primary
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primary
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primary
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School Primary
- Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Westfield Primary Academy Primary
- Castle Manor Academy Secondary
- Samuel Ward Academy Secondary
- Broadlands Hall Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Coupals Primary Academy teach?
- Coupals Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haverhill.
- Who is the head teacher of Coupals Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Coupals Primary Academy is Mrs Jane Sendall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coupals Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coupals Primary 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 Coupals Primary Academy?
- Coupals Primary Academy has 290 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coupals Primary Academy full?
- Coupals Primary Academy has capacity for 216 pupils and 290 on roll (134%), so it is at or above 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 Coupals Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Coupals Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Coupals Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Coupals Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Coupals Primary Academy?
- Coupals Primary Academy is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coupals Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coupals Primary Academy rank locally?
- Coupals Primary Academy ranked 26th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coupals Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Coupals Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coupals Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coupals Primary 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 1 July 2026.