Academy converter · Shropshire

Coleham Primary School

5–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144848URN

Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.8 above Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

229 applications for 60 places · 4th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 March 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Shropshire median (2.0) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

229 applications · 60 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 3.8; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 3.6; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 3.0; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 3.6; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 3.5; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 3.2; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 2.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Coleham Primary School (URN 123389), the previous school.

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	60	229	3.8	75	1.25
Sep 2025	60	217	3.6	89	1.48
Sep 2024	60	180	3.0	74	1.23
Sep 2023	59	215	3.6	87	1.47
Sep 2022	60	208	3.5	78	1.30
Sep 2021	59	189	3.2	97	1.64
Sep 2020	60	161	2.7	77	1.28
Sep 2019	60	155	2.6	63	1.05
Sep 2018	60	144	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2017	60	165	2.8	75	1.25
Sep 2016 *	60	150	2.5	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	58	115	2.0	52	0.90
Sep 2014 *	60	137	2.3	80	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 78% · Maths 82% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%13th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	12%	108	107
2023/24	66%	13%	108	105
2022/23	73%	14%	109	107

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

Coleham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crowmoor Primary School
1.7 km · Shropshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.9applications per place
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy
1.8 km · Shropshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Giles CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St George's Junior School
1.8 km · Shropshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Shropshire

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
1.9 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2019

2.2applications per place
The Martin Wilson School
1.9 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144848 · 893/2084
Trust: The 3-18 Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Coleham Primary School (URN 123389)
Address: Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7EN
Local authority: Shropshire

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