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Coppermill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Edward Road, Walthamstow, London E17 6PB · coppermillprimary.school · 020 8520 6267
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.16 mi
- 0.26 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 195
- 93% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 48.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.16 mi (262 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.28 mi (452 m). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 29 | 1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.16 mi0.26 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.28 mi0.45 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.52 mi0.83 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.17 mi0.27 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.50 mi0.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Coppermill Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 122
- 56% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (14%) with SEND