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Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School

Telford and Wrekin, TF8 7DSPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 18 places
Ranking
#9,796
of 13,686 nationally

About Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School

Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a significant drop from its previous Outstanding rating in 2011. The inspection found that quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all require improvement, with early years provision also rated Requires Improvement. On the academic front, the school's most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stood at 53% in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results. That figure is ten percentage points below the Telford and Wrekin local authority average of 63%, placing the school 30th out of 40 primary schools in the area and in the bottom half nationally. While the school's reading and maths expected rates both hit 72%, writing lagged at 56%, and no pupils achieved the higher standard in either writing or the combined measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressDale End, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, TF8 7DS
HeadteacherMandy Dhaliwal
Local AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
Number of Pupils161
Free School Meals (FSM)11.8%
School Capacity161 / 218 (74% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 17 Oct 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:50-08:45

After-school care

15:20-17:45

Source: coalbrookdaleschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.