School profile

Copnor Primary School

Primary · Community school · Portsmouth, PO3 5BZ

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,000 of 15,057

Worse than 79% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Copnor Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Jul 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils632
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Matt Johnson
Local authorityPortsmouth
Opened02 Sept 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 141096.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolPortsmouthEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths51%, worse than England, similar to Portsmouth54%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.1%, worse than England, similar to Portsmouth3%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Portsmouth104106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, similar to Portsmouth103105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, similar to Portsmouth103105
Expected standard in reading65%, worse than England, worse than Portsmouth69%76%
Expected standard in writing75%, similar to England, better than Portsmouth67%73%
Expected standard in maths65%, worse than England, similar to Portsmouth66%75%
Pupils taking tests103--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils632
Girls320
Boys312
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.25.8%
First language not English15.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.690
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.8.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.57
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.22
Average class size30.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
76.3%
Other White
6.6%
African
4.6%
Bangladeshi
2.2%
Other Asian
1.7%
Indian
1.4%
White and Black African
1.1%
Other mixed
0.9%
Other ethnic group
0.9%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.6
Teachers (FTE)28.04
Teaching assistants (FTE)20.38
Support staff (FTE)34.67
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2529.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2527.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.90
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.216
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.89
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.82
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolPortsmouthEngland
Overall absence4.9%, similar to England, similar to Portsmouth5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.9%, better than England, better than Portsmouth13.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.9%, worse than England, worse than Portsmouth1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Copnor Primary School
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0.4 miPrimaryKing's Academy College Park (Junior)Academy converter
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0.4 miPrimaryPenbridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter
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0.5 miPrimaryWestover Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.5 miAll-throughMayfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.5 miPrimaryNew Horizons Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.6 miSecondaryAdmiral Lord Nelson SchoolAcademy converter
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0.7 miPrimaryLangstone Primary AcademyAcademy converter
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0.7 miPrimaryManor Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryCorpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Copnor Primary School

What is Copnor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Copnor Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 8 Jul 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Copnor Primary School rank in England?

Copnor Primary School ranks 12,000 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 79% of schools).

What are Copnor Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils at Copnor Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Copnor Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Copnor Primary School made 90 offers from 216 applications (2.4 per offer), and 82 of 89 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Copnor Primary School?

Copnor Primary School has 632 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Copnor Primary School?

Copnor Primary School had 690 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Copnor Primary School?

At Copnor Primary School, the average class had 30.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Copnor Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Copnor Primary School missed 4.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.