Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Coupals Primary Academy

4–11Ages
290Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141371URN

Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

67 applications for 36 places · 62nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 September 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 36 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Coupals Community Primary School (URN 124673), the previous school.

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	36	67	1.9	33	0.92
Sep 2025	21	51	2.4	20	0.95
Sep 2024	20	53	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2023	32	64	2.0	30	0.94
Sep 2022	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2021	33	77	2.3	33	1.00
Sep 2020	49	76	1.6	45	0.92
Sep 2019	43	72	1.7	42	0.98
Sep 2018	40	75	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2017	42	76	1.8	37	0.88
Sep 2016	42	72	1.7	31	0.74
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	29	69	2.4	33	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%26th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	9%	106	107
2023/24	60%	9%	103	103
2022/23	51%	2%	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

Coupals Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary Academy
0.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Place Farm Primary Academy
1.8 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
New Cangle Community Primary School
2.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Clements Primary Academy
2.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Burton End Primary Academy
2.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Kedington Primary Academy
2.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
2.6 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141371 · 935/2047
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 216 pupils · 290 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Coupals Community Primary School (URN 124673)
Address: Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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