Coppetts Wood Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Coppetts Wood Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened early reading and language development."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have taken a clear and consistent approach to improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching and make deliberate decisions to strengthen early reading, writing and mathematics skills and knowledge."

Early years - Expected standard. "Early years provision is purposeful and well matched to children's developmental needs."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed an inclusive culture where pupils' needs are understood and supported."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school offers a broad and well-considered personal development programme from pre-Nursery to Year 6."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that pupils who join mid-year with below age-appropriate language levels develop spoken language and vocabulary to support their learning over time. • Leaders should continue to develop staff expertise so that handwriting is taught consistently and pupils develop accurate and fluent letter formation over time".

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Coppetts Wood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 85% in Barnet and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Coppetts Wood Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Coppetts Wood Primary School are Hollickwood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); Coldfall Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 91% maths); Eden Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 96% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Coppetts Wood Primary School.

38 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Coppetts Wood Primary School (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (21%), White British (18%) and Mixed (18%).

In 2026, 28 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 25 (12.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Coppetts Wood Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Coppetts Wood Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is New Southgate Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Osier Crescent (->n), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coppetts Wood Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Coppetts Wood Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Coppetts Wood Primary School are Alexandra Park School (0.6 miles), The Compton School (0.7 miles), Fortismere School (0.7 miles) and Friern Barnet School (0.9 miles).