Coppice Academy
Coppice Road, Solihull, B92 9JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mel Green
- Sponsor
- Arden Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 149927
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217053504
About this school
Coppice Academy is a primary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coppice Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Coppice Junior School (URN 104041).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Coppice 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coppice Academy compares
Coppice Academy ranked 35th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.7% | 27.4% | 166 | — |
| Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School | — | 9.1% | 27.1% | 122 | 0.2 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree | 80% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
| Greswold Primary School | 67% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 680 | 0.9 miles |
| Ulverley School | 58% | 6.9% | 26.3% | 450 | 1.1 miles |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.6% | 9.7% | 152 | 1.4 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)
- 27.43%
- English as an additional language
- 43.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Greswold Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Ulverley School1.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Coppice Academy ranks 27th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Solihull.
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Cranmore Infant School Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Coppice Academy teach?
- Coppice Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Coppice Academy?
- The headteacher of Coppice Academy is Mrs Mel Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coppice Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coppice 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 many pupils are at Coppice Academy?
- Coppice Academy has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Coppice Academy full?
- Coppice Academy has capacity for 260 pupils and 166 on roll (64%), 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 Coppice Academy a faith school?
- No. Coppice Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Coppice Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coppice Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Coppice Academy part of an academy trust?
- Coppice Academy is part of ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coppice Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2023/24 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coppice Academy compare with other schools in Solihull?
- Coppice Academy ranked 35th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coppice Academy's absence rate?
- Coppice Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coppice Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coppice 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 10 July 2026.