Community school · Gloucestershire

Coalway Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115550URN

63 Coalway Road, Coleford, GL16 7HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2026 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2025 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2024 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Coalway Community Infant School (URN 115551), the previous school.

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026 *	40	61	1.5	31	0.78
Sep 2025 *	28	51	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2024 *	38	51	1.3	37	0.97
Sep 2023 *	38	55	1.5	32	0.84
Sep 2022 *	34	66	1.9	34	1.00
Sep 2021 *	50	80	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2020 *	58	78	1.3	58	1.00
Sep 2019 *	42	62	1.5	41	0.98
Sep 2018 *	58	74	1.3	56	0.97
Sep 2017 *	60	82	1.4	61	1.02
Sep 2016 *	49	76	1.6	48	0.98
Sep 2015 *	60	100	1.7	70	1.17
Sep 2014 *	57	71	1.3	55	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%57th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	11%	105	106
2023/24	62%	3%	105	103
2022/23	68%	15%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Coalway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
St John's C of E Academy
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ellwood Primary School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Berry Hill Primary School
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Clearwell Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

11.0applications per place
Parkend Primary School
4.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

5.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bream Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Redbrook Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Lydbrook Primary School
5.2 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115550 · 916/2105
Capacity: 420 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Coalway Community Infant School (URN 115551)
Address: 63 Coalway Road, Coleford, GL16 7HL
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources