Coalway Primary SchoolEllwood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Coleford.

Summary of the comparison

Coalway Primary School and Ellwood Primary School are primary schools in Coleford.

  • Coalway Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ellwood Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ellwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Coalway Primary School was judged Good and Ellwood Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Coalway Primary School and 56.0% for Ellwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Coalway Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ellwood Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Coalway Primary School versus Ellwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColefordCoalway Primary SchoolColefordEllwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking123rd of 239 in Gloucestershire 109th of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll211 141
Capacity420 140
LocationColeford, GL16 7HL Coleford, GL16 7LY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census211 141
Free school meals (ever 6)30.8% 19.9%
English as an additional language1.9% 0.0%
SEN support21.3% 22.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 9.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Coalway Primary School

Ellwood Primary School

Full profiles: Coalway Primary School · Ellwood Primary School