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Cooper's Lane Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Pragnell Road, London SE12 0LF · cooperslane.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 8857 7680

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
62%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Lewisham Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
646
92% of 700 places
Local authority
Lewisham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
17.2%
First language not English
33%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lewisham Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 82 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 101 (Places 90)101September 2023: 92 (Places 90)92September 2024: 81 (Places 89)81September 2025: 79 (Places 88)79September 2026: 74 (Places 82)74Places 82
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202682740.9100%
September 2025Sept 202588790.9100%
September 2024Sept 202489810.995%
September 2023Sept 202390921▲91%
September 2022Sept 2022901011.1▲78%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 20240.88 mi1.42 km
September 20230.72 mi1.15 km

Results

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 76% (England 61%)76%2017/18: 62% (England 64%)62%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 62% (England 62%)62%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●62%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
●105105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 21 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Cooper's Lane Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
20 Apr 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
98%
Replies
131
20% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲99% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲96% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲90% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (15%) with SEND

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