Coppice Academy

State-Funded School

coppice-academy-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Newcastle-under-LymeConstituency

ST5 2EYPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Coppice Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 106 pupils. Coppice Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.15

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

106

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 106
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
6 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.