Copthorne Primary School
All Saints' Road, Bradford, BD7 3AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Stephanie Ngenda
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 548
- Pupils on roll
- 517
- URN
- 143096
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274501460
About this school
Copthorne Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 517 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. 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 60 | 62 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 85% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 16% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Copthorne 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 | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 526 |
| 2023/24 | 524 |
| 2024/25 | 522 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Copthorne Primary School compares
Copthorne Primary School ranked 30th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.9% | 29.3% | 517 | — |
| Farnham Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 28.7% | 441 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.9% | 44% | 628 | 0.3 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 32.7% | 682 | 0.4 miles |
| Horton Park Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 46.8% | 422 | 0.4 miles |
| Dixons Music Primary | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 420 | 0.5 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 report27 January 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.29%
- English as an additional language
- 95%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farnham Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
All Saints CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Horton Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Horton Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Dixons Music Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Copthorne Primary School ranks 19th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Copthorne Primary School teach?
- Copthorne Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Copthorne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Copthorne Primary School is Miss Stephanie Ngenda, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Copthorne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copthorne 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 big is Copthorne Primary School?
- Copthorne Primary School has 517 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Copthorne Primary School full?
- Copthorne Primary School has capacity for 548 pupils and 517 on roll (94%), 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 Copthorne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Copthorne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Copthorne Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Copthorne Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Copthorne Primary School?
- Copthorne Primary School is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Copthorne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Copthorne Primary School rank locally?
- Copthorne Primary School ranked 30th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Copthorne Primary School's absence rate?
- Copthorne Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Copthorne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Copthorne 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 2 July 2026.