Copperfield Academy
Dover Road East, Gravesend, DA11 0RB
459 pupils · 96% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 39.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 12 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 39 | 86 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 48 | 105 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 43 | 116 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 33 | 67 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 49 | 44 | 84 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 34 | 74 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 22 | 50 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 31 | 61 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Rosherville Church of England Academy 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Wrotham Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Shears Green Junior School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.