Community school · Derbyshire

Coppice Primary School

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112563URN

Roper Avenue, Marlpool, Heanor, DE75 7BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

84 applications for 30 places · 15th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 3.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	84	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2025	29	85	2.9	44	1.52
Sep 2024	29	77	2.7	35	1.21
Sep 2023	30	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	104	3.5	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	88	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2018	28	70	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2017	30	75	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	83	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	81	2.7	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 79% · Maths 97% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%35th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	7%	108	108
2023/24	77%	10%	109	108
2022/23	68%	9%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Coppice Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mundy CofE Junior School
0.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Corfield CofE Infant School
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.6applications per place
Marlpool Infant School
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.2applications per place
Marlpool Junior School
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

21%met the SATs standard
Laceyfields Academy
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Howitt Primary Community School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery
1.9 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.2applications per place
Langley Mill Academy
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112563 · 830/2126
Capacity: 241 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Roper Avenue, Marlpool, Heanor, DE75 7BZ
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources