Primary school

Copeland Road Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL14 9JJ
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,045 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 29%29% · 2016/172017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 99%2023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 94%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM38% · North East 67%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · North East 8%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North East 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · North East 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 24 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 72% · 18 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 60% · 20 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 45% · 22 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 20% · 15 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 42% · 26 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 38% · 21 pupils · North East 67%72%20%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 24 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 11% · 18 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 20 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 22 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 15 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 4% · 26 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 5% · 21 pupils · North East 8%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 24 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 18 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 20 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 100 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 99 · 15 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 99 · 26 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 102 · 21 pupils · North East 10510598No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 24 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 18 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 100 · 20 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 102 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 96 · 15 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 97 · 26 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 98 · 21 pupils · North East 10510596No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd81
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvementas predecessor

inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026130
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English0.7%
SEN support17.3%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils18.5%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

76.9% full · 169 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 14.8 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • +£219,000revenue reserve
  • +£33,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (22 academies) · trust reserve £9,036,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it