Coppetts Wood Primary School
About Coppetts Wood Primary School
Coppetts Wood Primary School is a mixed state primary in the London borough of Barnet, serving children aged 2 to 11. It sits 78th out of 91 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the bottom half of Barnet’s league table. The top-performing peers in the area include Courtland School, St Andrew’s CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School in Totteridge, and Ashmole Primary School, the nearest school rated Outstanding, which is 3.2 kilometres away. The school has a capacity of 269 pupils but currently enrols 227, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 19 places attracted 55 applications, with all 19 first-preference offers taken up. Nearly a third of pupils (32.5 per cent) are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average and a key marker of the school’s intake profile.
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- 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
28 Mar 2023Source: Ofsted, 18 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
8Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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