Blue Coat CofE Primary School
Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Glyn Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Gloucester
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 115734
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453525020
About this school
Blue Coat CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 316 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 66% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 15% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blue Coat CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blue Coat CofE Primary School compares
Blue Coat CofE Primary School ranked 61st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 316 | — |
| The British School | 50% | 4% | 12.7% | 177 | 0.3 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 108 | 0.8 miles |
| Charfield Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 209 | 2.2 miles |
| North Nibley CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 106 | 2.2 miles |
| Hillesley Church of England Primary School | — | 5.1% | 11.9% | 49 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.44%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 11.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The British School0.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Kingswood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kingswood
-
Charfield Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
North Nibley CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
Hillesley Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
Other schools in Wotton-Under-Edge
Blue Coat CofE Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Alexander Hosea Primary School Primary
- Charfield Primary School Primary
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Nibley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Primary
- The British School Primary
- Tortworth Primary School Primary
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blue Coat CofE Primary School teach?
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Who is the headteacher of Blue Coat CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blue Coat CofE Primary School is Mr Glyn Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blue Coat CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blue Coat CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Blue Coat CofE Primary School?
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blue Coat CofE Primary School full?
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 316 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blue Coat CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Blue Coat CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Gloucester.
- Does Blue Coat CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blue Coat CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blue Coat CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blue Coat CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School ranked 61st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blue Coat CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blue Coat CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blue Coat CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.