Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
77Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119469URN

Preston Road, Coppull, Coppull St John's, Chorley, PR7 5DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

43 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 4 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 5.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 6.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 5.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.5; 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	13	43	3.3	12	0.92
Sep 2025	7	38	5.4	7	1.00
Sep 2024	12	45	3.8	11	0.92
Sep 2023	8	48	6.0	8	1.00
Sep 2022	9	52	5.8	9	1.00
Sep 2021	18	67	3.7	17	0.94
Sep 2020	12	56	4.7	10	0.83
Sep 2019	14	59	4.2	10	0.71
Sep 2018	11	51	4.6	11	1.00
Sep 2017	20	66	3.3	19	0.95
Sep 2016	16	69	4.3	15	0.94
Sep 2015	16	65	4.1	15	0.94
Sep 2014	12	42	3.5	11	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 53% · Maths 53% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%310th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	105	102
2023/24	59%	0%	103	103
2022/23	44%	6%	103	102

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 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Coppull Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

5.5applications per place
Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
2.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
2.4 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%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: 119469 · 888/3402
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Preston Road, Coppull, Coppull St John's, Chorley, PR7 5DU
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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