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Coppice Performing Arts School is an 11–18 mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
| Coppice Performing Arts School | |
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| Address | |
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Ecclestone Road, Wednesfield , , WV11 2QE England | |
| Coordinates | 52°36′41″N 2°03′15″W / 52.61150°N 2.05407°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Dream, Believe, Achieve |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton City Council |
| Trust | Central Learning Partnership Trust[1] |
| Department for Education URN | 145114 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head of school | Georgetta Holloway[2] |
| Gender | Mixed[2] |
| Age range | 11–18[2] |
| Enrolment | 998 As of 2023[update][2] |
| Capacity | 1009[2] |
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| Website | www |
The school has a resource base for students with moderate learning difficulties. It has playing fields, a theatre and dance studio. The school also offers extended school programmes within the local community.[clarification needed]
History edit
Coppice was designated as a Performing Arts school in September 2003.[citation needed] It became an academy in 2018, as part of a multi-academy trust, Central Learning Partnership Trust.[1]
The school has the Artsmark Gold award and Investors in People standard. Coppice is involved in the Sport in the Community programme, with a co-ordinator in school two days a week.
The school's sixth form works with Wednesfield Academy, a number of subjects being shared across the two schools.
Academic performance and inspections edit
In 2014, the school was inspected by Ofsted and judged to Require Improvement.[3] In 2016, it was again judged to Require Improvement.[4] In 2022, it was judged Good.[1]
At GCSE, the school's Progress 8 benchmark in 2023 was average.[5] 5% of children at the school that year were entered for the English Baccalaureate, compared to 26% in state schools in Wolverhampton as a whole and 39% nationally.[5] 39% of children at the school that year achieved grade 5 or higher in English and mathematics GCSEs, the same figure as in Wolverhampton as a whole, and compared to 45% nationally.[5] The school's Attainment 8 score that year was 48, compared to 46 in both Wolverhampton as a whole and nationally.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c Walters, Nicola (2022). "Inspection of Coppice Performing Arts School". Ofsted. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Coppice Performing Arts School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Peal, Robert (2014). "Playing the Game: The enduring influence of the preferred Ofsted teaching style" (PDF). Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
Coppice Performing Arts School in Wolverhampton was graded 'requires improvement' after an inspection on 22 January 2014
- ^ "Coppice Performing Arts School told to improve in all areas". Express and Star. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Coppice Performing Arts School - Secondary". Compare school and college performance in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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