SCHOOL PROFILE

Coppermill Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103078
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 195 188 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 97 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 98 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.9%
9.9 pts below England
School 14.9%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.7%
28.4 pts above England
School 48.7%
Waltham Forest 38.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Waltham Forest 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
37.9%
74
Any other White background
26.2%
51
Pakistani
11.8%
23
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
14
White and Asian
4.1%
8
White and Black African
2.6%
5
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 22.1% 43 of 195 pupils
1.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.1%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.5% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 2

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

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
Waltham Forest 70.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

95.0%

23.0 pts above England

School 95.0%
Waltham Forest 79.3%
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

5.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.44 pts lower than England
School 5.78%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.02 pts lower than England
School 13.79%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.42 pts lower than England
School 1.38%
Waltham Forest 1.64%
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

92.9% 4.7 pts above England
Coppermill Primary School
92.9%
Waltham Forest
86.2%
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