Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Coppice Valley Primary School

3–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145026URN

Knapping Hill, Harrogate, HG1 2DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.8 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

129 applications for 30 places · 6th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
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			Expected standard

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

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.8 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

129 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 4.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 5.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 4.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 3.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Harrogate, Coppice Valley Community Primary School (URN 121438), 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	30	129	4.3	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	142	4.7	46	1.53
Sep 2024	30	166	5.5	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	143	4.8	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	130	4.3	52	1.73
Sep 2020	30	116	3.9	56	1.87
Sep 2019	19	75	4.0	17	0.89
Sep 2018	25	94	3.8	23	0.92
Sep 2017 *	30	95	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	109	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	23	0.77
Sep 2014 *	30	86	2.9	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 89% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%81st of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	4%	109	107
2023/24	61%	3%	104	103
2022/23	59%	7%	106	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

Coppice Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
0.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good · improving2023

4.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
New Park Primary Academy
0.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
0.7 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Saltergate Junior School
1.2 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022
Saltergate Infant School
1.2 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145026 · 815/2383
Trust: Red Kite Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Harrogate, Coppice Valley Community Primary School (URN 121438)
Address: Knapping Hill, Harrogate, HG1 2DN
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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