Copthall School | School performance

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

60%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

696.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

861

Pupils · 2024/25

83%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

60%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

696.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

861

Pupils · 2024/25

83%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

60%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

696.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

861

Pupils · 2024/25

83%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnet

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Copthall School · Secondary with sixth form · Barnet

Part ofCOPTHALL SCHOOL

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

59%

-10pp

69%64%59%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

40%

-12pp

52%46%40%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40%

Attainment 8

47.4

-1.3

52.650.047.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47.4

EBacc entry

60%

+3pp

71%52%33%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

EBacc APS

696.2

-50.8

747.0636.3525.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 696.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

31.6

+5.6

32.628.324.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31.6

A-level value added

+0.21

+0.3

+0.4+0.1-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

+14pp

17%10%2%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

C+C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

861

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

83%

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Pursley Road, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2EP

Local authority

Barnet

Website

http://www.copthallschool.org.uk/

Telephone

02089591937

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	59%	40%	47.4	Not applicable	60%	696.2	65%	861
2023/24	68%	52%	48.7	+0.44	58%	747.0	70%	928
2022/23	63%	52%	49.5	+0.67	71%	525.7	79%	962
2021/22	68%	49%	48.0	+0.27	59%	616.8	73%	924
2018/19	69%	51%	52.6	+0.89	33%	696.7	47%	886
2017/18	68%	54%	52.5	+0.76	50%	830.9	60%	951
2016/17	70%	48%	49.4	+0.81	44%	—	56%	1,018

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.6	C	+0.21	17%	48
2023/24	26.0	C-	-0.10	2%	86
2022/23	24.1	D+	—	3%	112
2021/22	32.1	C+	—	8%	115
2018/19	32.6	C+	+0.31	3%	76
2017/18	28.5	C	+0.14	0%	90
2016/17	30.8	C	+0.37	6%	99

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	861	14.4	12%	83%	45%	8%	27%
2023/24	928	15.4	6%	84%	42%	8%	29%
2022/23	962	16.8	6%	81%	42%	9%	31%
2021/22	924	15.9	13%	77%	42%	8%	30%
2020/21	916	15.1	11%	74%	33%	—	—
2018/19	886	14.4	16%	70%	43%	5%	9%
2017/18	951	13.3	14%	71%	44%	5%	11%
2016/17	1,018	13.8	16%	68%	46%	5%	10%