Community school · Lancashire

Coppull Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
274Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119206URN

Park Road, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

43 applications for 26 places · 347th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
14 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire 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	26	43	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2025	32	54	1.7	31	0.97
Sep 2024	28	47	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2023	31	47	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2022	35	55	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2021	38	67	1.8	36	0.95
Sep 2020	45	77	1.7	46	1.02
Sep 2019	31	70	2.3	27	0.87
Sep 2018	37	60	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2017	37	52	1.4	17	0.46
Sep 2016	40	62	1.6	32	0.80
Sep 2015	45	52	1.2	30	0.67
Sep 2014	42	54	1.3	26	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%222nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	104	104
2023/24	54%	6%	103	105
2022/23	52%	0%	103	104

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

Coppull Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull
0.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

5.5applications per place

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: 119206 · 888/2147
Capacity: 370 pupils · 274 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Park Road, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AH
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources