Copeland Road Primary School
West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Summerfield
- Sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 169
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 151457
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388832576
About this school
Copeland Road Primary School is a primary academy in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Copeland Road Primary School, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Copeland Road Primary School (URN 114187).
How Copeland Road Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 36% | 130 | — |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 6.7% | 44.3% | 161 | 0.2 miles |
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary School | 43% | 8.5% | 51.2% | 203 | 0.8 miles |
| Toft Hill Primary School | 74% | 4% | 16.2% | 203 | 1.6 miles |
| Ramshaw Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 31.8% | 54 | 1.6 miles |
| Evenwood Church of England Primary School | 86% | 6.7% | 55.9% | 97 | 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)
- 35.97%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 18.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Toft Hill Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Ramshaw Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Evenwood Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary
- Butterknowle Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primary
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primary
- Escomb Primary School Primary
- Etherley Lane Primary School Primary
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frosterley Primary School Primary
- Hamsterley Primary School Primary
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Copeland Road Primary School teach?
- Copeland Road Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the headteacher of Copeland Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Copeland Road Primary School is Mrs Victoria Summerfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Copeland Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Copeland Road 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 many pupils are at Copeland Road Primary School?
- Copeland Road Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Copeland Road Primary School full?
- Copeland Road Primary School has capacity for 169 pupils and 130 on roll (77%), 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 Copeland Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Copeland Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Copeland Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Copeland Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Copeland Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Copeland Road Primary School is part of ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Copeland Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Copeland Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Copeland Road Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Copeland Road Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.