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Copperfield Academy

Academy sponsor led · Gravesend · DA11 0RB

Ages 3–11 · 459 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.81 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-02

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
390

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.81 · Often has places

1st preferences

43

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
116
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

459 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
459
Boys / girls
232 / 227
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
459 / 480 (96%)
Free school meals
39.5%
FSM pupils
175
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
REAch2 Academy Trust
Headteacher
Ben Clark

Location

Address
Dover Road East, Northfleet
Postcode
DA11 0RB
Town
Gravesend
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
20 on roll / 15 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Gravesend, Kent, 459 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.5%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Gravesend
40
Primary schools in Gravesend
25
Academies among open schools in Gravesend
55% (22)
Open schools in DA11
17
Primary in DA11
11
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GravesendNear DA11

  • Wrotham Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gravesend · DA11 0QF · Kent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM25.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Shears Green Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gravesend · DA11 7JB · Kent

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM34.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Shears Green Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gravesend · DA11 7JF · Kent

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM35.3%
    • Demand0.80

    0.8 miles away

  • Springhead Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Northfleet · DA11 8BY · Kent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.18

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ben Clark
Telephone
01474352488
Website
www.copperfieldacademy.org

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