Voluntary aided school · Gloucestershire

Blue Coat CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
316Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115734URN

Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

75 applications for 42 places · 109th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

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	42	75	1.8	42	1.00
Sep 2025	38	69	1.8	38	1.00
Sep 2024	40	71	1.8	39	0.98
Sep 2023	45	77	1.7	39	0.87
Sep 2022	37	70	1.9	37	1.00
Sep 2021	32	59	1.8	30	0.94
Sep 2020	45	76	1.7	50	1.11
Sep 2019	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2018	36	58	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2017	35	63	1.8	34	0.97
Sep 2016	37	65	1.8	36	0.97
Sep 2015	41	68	1.7	40	0.98
Sep 2014	45	80	1.8	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 75% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%61st of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	21%	107	105
2023/24	66%	15%	107	106
2022/23	59%	2%	108	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

Blue Coat CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The British School
0.5 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Charfield Primary School
3.6 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
North Nibley CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hillesley Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.0applications per place
Dursley Church of England Primary Academy
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Alexander Hosea Primary School
5.4 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Tortworth Primary School
5.5 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

2.8applications per place 44%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115734 · 916/5204
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 316 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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