SCHOOL PROFILE

Coppetts Wood Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101270
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 269 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

28 March 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 18 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 186 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 83 40.1% of pupils
Male pupils 124 59.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.2%
11.4 pts above England
School 36.2%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

68.1%
47.8 pts above England
School 68.1%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
17.9%
37
Any other White background
14.5%
30
African
14.0%
29
Any other ethnic group
10.6%
22
Any other Asian background
9.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.6% 53 of 207 pupils
4.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.6%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts below
EHC plans 12.1% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 24
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

50.0%

23.8 pts below England

School 50.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

50.0%

20.3 pts below England

School 50.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.85 pts lower than England
School 5.37%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts lower than England
School 15.43%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Barnet 1.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.0% 11.2 pts below England
Coppetts Wood Primary School
77.0%
Barnet
90.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information