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Coalway Community Infant School

Forest of Dean, GL16 7HLPrimaryAges 5–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
31 1st-choice / 40 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Coalway Community Infant School

Coalway Community Infant School is a state-funded primary school in Forest of Dean, South West, for pupils aged 5 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 97 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 180.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (19 Mar 2024). admissions data records 31 first-preference applications and 40 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 7 years
GenderMixed
AddressCoalway Road, Coleford, Forest of Dean, GL16 7HL
HeadteacherMr James Barrow
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Number of Pupils97
Free School Meals (FSM)15.5%
School Capacity97 / 180 (54% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 29 Apr 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Coalway Community Infant School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.