Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Primary schoolCop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham is a primary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Penwortham Girls' High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional)590 m
- Whitefield Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- All Hallows Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Ribble
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).