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Cooper Perry Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Seighford, Stafford ST18 9PQ · cooperperry.co.uk · 01785 282210
On the mapSearch near ST18 9PQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.84 mi
- 2.96 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 206
- 90% of 228 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- 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 1.84 mi (2.96 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 82% 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 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.84 mi2.96 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 8% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cooper Perry Primary School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 92%
- Replies
- 39
- 19% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (5%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (18%) with SEND