Coleham Primary School
Greyfriars Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 7EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Larkham
- Sponsor
- The 3-18 Education Trust
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 144848
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743362668
About this school
Coleham Primary School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 431 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 64 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 66% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Coleham 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coleham Primary School compares
Coleham Primary School ranked 14th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 431 | — |
| Crowmoor Primary School | — | 5.8% | — | 173 | 1.0 miles |
| Mereside Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 4.5% | 17.6% | 364 | 1.1 miles |
| St Giles CofE Primary School | 42% | 4.3% | 9.9% | 306 | 1.1 miles |
| St George's Junior School | 68% | 4% | 13.1% | 354 | 1.1 miles |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 194 | 1.2 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
- 19 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report8 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.86%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.33%
- Persistent absence
- 3.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crowmoor Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
St Giles CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
St George's Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
Coleham Primary School ranks 5th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
- Condover CofE Primary School Primary
- Crowmoor Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coleham Primary School teach?
- Coleham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Coleham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coleham Primary School is Mr Tom Larkham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coleham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coleham 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 Coleham Primary School?
- Coleham Primary School has 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Coleham Primary School full?
- Coleham Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 431 on roll (103%), 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 Coleham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Coleham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coleham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coleham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Coleham Primary School?
- Coleham Primary School is part of THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coleham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coleham Primary School rank locally?
- Coleham Primary School ranked 14th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coleham Primary School's absence rate?
- Coleham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coleham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coleham 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 10 July 2026.