Coppice School
Ash Hill Road, Hatfield, Doncaster, DN7 6JH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Natalie Swearman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 153
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 147582
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302844883
About this school
Coppice School is a special academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 167 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 May 2024, 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 | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Coppice 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 | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 153 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.65%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.07%
- Persistent absence
- 27.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorneberry School2.9 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
-
Fieldgate School3.2 miles
Special schools
-
Bader Academy3.3 miles
Free Schools · Doncaster
-
Heatherwood School4.3 miles
Academies · Doncaster
-
Hospital Teaching Service5.2 miles
Other types · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Bader Academy Free Schools
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children Special schools
- Harrison College Other types
- Heatherwood School Academies
- Hesley Holdings Limited Other types
- Journey Education Group Special schools
- Maple Medical PRU Local authority maintained schools
- Mercury College Other types
- More Than Ed Independent School Special schools
- North Ridge Community School Academies
- Pennine View School Academies
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Coppice School teach?
- Coppice School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Doncaster.
- Who is the head teacher of Coppice School?
- The head teacher of Coppice School is Miss Natalie Swearman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coppice School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppice 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 Coppice School?
- Coppice School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Coppice School full?
- Coppice School has capacity for 153 pupils and 167 on roll (109%), 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 Coppice School a faith school?
- No. Coppice School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Coppice School?
- Coppice School is part of NEXUS MULTI 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 Coppice School have?
- The schools register lists Coppice School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Coppice School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Coppice School's absence rate?
- Coppice School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppice School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppice 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 10 July 2026.