Copthall School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Barnet
Pursley Road, London, NW7 2EP
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
829
Capacity used
Has space69%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
125
Places offered
201
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 32 | 12 | ● 38% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 72 | 8 | ● 11% |
| Total | 201 | 81 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (23 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Winters
- Address
- Pursley Road, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2EP
- Phone
- 02089591937
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Mill Hill · Hendon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138685
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 84% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COPTHALL SCHOOL
829 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
09 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 789 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.04 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 41 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 161 | 19% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Language | 160 | 19% | 53% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 23% | 66% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 12% | 40% | 62% | |
| History | 99 | 16% | 31% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 16% | 44% | 57% | |
| Business | 79 | 19% | 43% | 56% | |
| Social Studies | 54 | 30% | 56% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 52 | 13% | 54% | 69% | |
| Geography | 49 | 14% | 35% | 51% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 14% | 32% | 46% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 40% | 64% | 80% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 11% | 39% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 13% | 20% | 33% | |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 21% | 36% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 46% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 13% | 25% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11972: Copthall School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.