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Coleham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury SY3 7EN · colehamprimary.co.uk · 01743 362668
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 431
- 11 over 420 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123389)
Ofsted
Coleham Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (184 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 184
- 44% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (12%) with SEND