Coppermill Primary School, London
Coppermill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 132nd-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 941st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- 1.5 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Waltham Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Coppermill Primary School in detail
Coppermill Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a creatively inclined one form entry state school, serving a diverse community in the centre of Walthamstow. Our school is happy and inclusive with the highest aspirations for all our pupils. Everyone works hard to ensure that all pupils thrive as successful learners and our values are at the heart of everything we do."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Coppermill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 84% in Waltham Forest and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 91% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Coppermill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Coppermill Primary School as their first choice and 166 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Coppermill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coppermill Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); Stoneydown Park School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 90% maths); Barn Croft Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 68% maths); and Mission Grove Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 46% maths).
Coppermill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolStoneydown Park SchoolBarn Croft Primary SchoolMission Grove Primary School
Who goes there
14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 48.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (15%).
Staffing
Coppermill Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St James Street Station, about 480 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rensburg Road (->w), 190 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Coppermill Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Coppermill Primary School are Willowfield School (0.3 miles); Kelmscott School (0.6 miles); and Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (0.9 miles).
Willowfield SchoolKelmscott SchoolEden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Coppermill is a school where everyone gets to know each other really well. It is described by many as feeling like a village in the heart of the city. Pupils, parents and carers all appreciate the school's welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. It is a place where every pupil is known, heard and understood. This makes the school a special part of the local community.
Pupils enjoy school and achieve well. Their behaviour in lessons and at other times is excellent. They rise to the high expectations set for them. Pupils are keen to get stuck into their learning. They jump at the chance to talk about their work and share their ideas. Pupils particularly like the way that staff make learning meaningful and relevant to them. For example, in mathematics, pupils used all sorts of prior knowledge to plan and design their business models for the upcoming enterprise fair. In geography, pupils in Year 6 were enthused to spend time studying a selection of local area maps to see how the features of Walthamstow have changed over the last two hundred years.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils are keen to learn and they work hard. Pupils achieve well, particularly in English and mathematics. This is reflected by the high-quality work in pupils' books in each year group as well as the standards reached in external assessments at the end of Year 6.
Pupils build up their knowledge securely. They use what they have been taught previously to help them to tackle new things. For example, in mathematics, pupils used multiplication facts and fractions accurately to help them tell the time to five-minute intervals. Pupils' secure knowledge of division and subtraction helped them to convert imperial and metric units of measure.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 91% to 95% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
23.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Coppermill Primary School
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Getting There
Train Stations
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Coppermill Primary School is in Waltham Forest; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 52
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 52 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 44 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
171 pupils
240 places
69 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Waltham Forest council
Places available
3,614
Applications
3,040
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Waltham Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.5 first choices per place
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
22.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
195
Total Pupils
98
Boys
97
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,295
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,319
Per pupil
£1194k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
145
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Coppermill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Coppermill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Coppermill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Coppermill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 95% did so in maths.
What is Coppermill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Coppermill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Coppermill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Coppermill Primary School is oversubscribed, Waltham Forest allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Coppermill Primary School?
Coppermill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Coppermill Primary School?
Classes at Coppermill Primary School average 21.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Coppermill Primary School?
Coppermill Primary School has around 195 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Coppermill Primary School?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Coppermill Primary School in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Coppermill Primary School?
Apply through Waltham Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming Coppermill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Coppermill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 52 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 44 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Waltham Forest is 66 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Coppermill Primary School?
Coppermill Primary School is at Edward Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6PB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)