Ellwood Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Coleford, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.59 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ellwood Primary School is a primary school in Coleford, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Ellwood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	2.59 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.59 miles away, the 26th longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2014, and it swung sharply between some years.
For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Bromley Road, Ellwood, Coleford, GL16 7LY
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 139 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023

Strengths

“Pupils treasure the many opportunities presented to them by this warm and welcoming school.”
“The school’s motto of ‘believe, achieve, belong’ is demonstrated by the way there are opportunities for everyone at Ellwood.”
“Parents are complimentary of the variety of clubs on offer.”

To improve

“In a minority of subjects where the curriculum is less established, some pupils have gaps in knowledge and find it difficult to remember their learning.”
“Leaders have identified that previously, the writing curriculum did not help all pupils to deepen their knowledge, for example developing their own writer’s voice when writing for different audiences and purposes.”
“While it is already having an impact for many pupils, there is work to be done to ensure this is embedded in all year groups.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	56%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Clearwell Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Coalway Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Bream Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
St John's C of E Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Parkend Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
Pillowell Community Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Berry Hill Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Yorkley Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published