Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham

4–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119363URN

Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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99 applications for 29 places · 49th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 4.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 5.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 5.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 5.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 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	29	99	3.4	26	0.90
Sep 2025	25	102	4.1	24	0.96
Sep 2024	30	118	3.9	34	1.13
Sep 2023	24	118	4.9	21	0.88
Sep 2022	30	133	4.4	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	156	5.2	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	140	4.7	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	147	4.9	24	0.80
Sep 2018	30	142	4.7	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	171	5.7	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	141	4.7	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	152	5.1	34	1.13
Sep 2014	29	145	5.0	35	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%188th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	66%	3%	105	102
2023/24	77%	16%	108	107
2022/23	74%	13%	107	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

Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Kingsfold Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119363 · 888/3018
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9AE
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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