Cooper Perry Primary School
About Cooper Perry Primary School
Cooper Perry Primary School sits within the Staffordshire local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings for primary schools, it placed 22nd out of 34 schools in the Stafford area, placing it in the middle of the pack locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the same authority include St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which achieved perfect ranking scores. Across the entire Staffordshire primary landscape, Cooper Perry ranks 102nd out of 308 schools, putting it comfortably within the top third of its type in the county. The school is led by headteacher Clair Callow and serves 210 pupils, operating slightly below its capacity of 228. It has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 9%, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 judged it as Good overall, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2008.
Key Details
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- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Dec 2021Latest monitoring visit (8 Dec 2021): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 3 Oct 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:30
Breakfast club
07:30-08:45
After-school care
15:30-18:00
Source: cooperperry.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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