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Copthall School

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  • ages 11–18
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  • Barnet
  • NW7 2EP
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,326 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 31%2017/18: top 20%20% · 2017/182018/19: top 21%2021/22: top 52%2022/23: top 32%2023/24: top 35%2024/25: top 41%No exams

A-level results

#320 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 847.4 · London 50.14/10 Below+9.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths39.8% · London 51.8%3/10 Below−5.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.32 · London 4.564/10 Below+9.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.44 · London +0.326/10 Middle−31.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.62 · London 34.73/10 Below+12.6 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.1 · 175 pupils · London 522016/17: 49.4 · 172 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 52.5 · 177 pupils · London 492018/19: 52.6 · 153 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 48 · 142 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 49.5 · 114 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 48.7 · 165 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 47.4 · 161 pupils · London 50.1552.647.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 172 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 54% · 177 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 51% · 153 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 49% · 142 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 52% · 114 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 51.5% · 165 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 39.8% · 161 pupils · London 51.8%54%39.8%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.47 · 79 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 30.76 · 73 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 28.52 · 60 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 32.57 · 51 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 32.08 · 83 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 24.12 · 93 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 26.04 · 70 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 31.62 · 41 pupils · London 34.732.5724.12No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
60 of 60 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6060
2nd3113
3rd306
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/228.1 km
  • 2020/2110.6 km
  • 2019/2011.5 km

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare

5 areas graded · 5 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are safe and well cared for at this school.”
  • “They value the support they receive from staff and friends.”
  • “Pupils know and display their school values in their interactions with others.”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, teaching does not give pupils opportunities to revise prior learning regularly.”
  • “This limits pupils’ recall of important subject content.”
  • “The school needs to ensure that teaching provides regularly planned opportunities for pupils to know and remember key knowledge as part of curriculum planning.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026829
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.2%
First language not English83.2%
SEN support10.4%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils27.1%

Girls 100%Boys 0%

69.1% full · 1,200 places · 124 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 32 responses (3.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school75% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved71.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75% not applicable37.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year46.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 40.6% not applicable57.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing68.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development56.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent65.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 51.2
  • Leadership 5.9
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 31.1

Teachers 57.1 FTE · Whole workforce 95.1 · 99 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,814
Spend per pupil£9,231
Staff spend per pupil£7,374
Reserve per pupil£1,632
  • +£1,407,000revenue reserve
  • +£503,000in-year balance

Grants £9,441 · self-generated £434 · premises £404 per pupil

Single-academy trust: COPTHALL SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

165 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education92.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained5.5%
  • Unknown1.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

82 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained67.1%
  • Education51.2%
  • Higher education46.3%
  • Apprenticeship6.1%
  • Employment9.8%
  • Not sustained13.4%
  • Unknown19.5%