Monks Coppenhall Academy

How places are decided at Monks Coppenhall Academy

Monks Coppenhall Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Monks Coppenhall Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Monks Coppenhall Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Monks Coppenhall Academy?

Monks Coppenhall Academy has 664 pupils on roll.

What ages does Monks Coppenhall Academy take?

Monks Coppenhall Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Monks Coppenhall Academy located?

Monks Coppenhall Academy is located in Crewe, CW1 4LY, Cheshire East.

How do I apply to Monks Coppenhall Academy?

Monks Coppenhall Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Monks Coppenhall Academy were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Monks Coppenhall Academy for 2026-27 (Reception) was 3.812 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Monks Coppenhall Academy?

When Monks Coppenhall Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — 'Looked after children' and children who were previously 'looked after' including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted". A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application to Academy. Children previously 'looked after' are children who were looked after as defined above, but immediately after being 'looked after' became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children with brothers or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, foster brothers or sisters, half-brothers or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters, living together as part of one household, already attending Monks Coppenhall Academy (in years Reception through to Year 5) and expected to continue at the Academy in the following academic year (i.e. at the time of admission). Multiple Births - In relation to children of multiple births, exceptionally it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission number. This is to ensure that, as far as possible any twins, triplets or children from multiple births can attend the same school; 3. Children of Staff at the Academy — Priority will be given to children of members of staff who are currently employed at Monks Coppenhall Academy, and have been for two or more years (at the time of application) and for new staff recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: In the event that two applications cannot be separated using the above criteria, admission will be decided via random allocation (ie: names in a hat). This will be carried out by an independent body.

What is the largest ethnic background at Monks Coppenhall Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 65.8% of pupils at Monks Coppenhall Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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