Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School
Dale End, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Dhaliwal
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 123542
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
About this school
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Telford. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 53% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 72% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 72% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 69% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge 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 | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 156 | — |
| Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 449 | 1.1 miles |
| Broseley CofE Primary School | 50% | 5% | 24.9% | 199 | 1.3 miles |
| Lightmoor Village Primary School | 63% | 3.6% | 29% | 214 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 26 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 6.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Broseley CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Broseley
-
Lightmoor Village Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy Primary
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crudgington Primary School Primary
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School teach?
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Telford.
- When was Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge 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 Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School?
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School had 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge 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.