Blue Coat CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Blue Coat CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Blue Coat CofE 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	Every applicant was offered a place
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

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

What the figures show

Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, though a last distance was published for the one earlier Reception year, 2023.
Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
23 of the 75 applications (31%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Gloucestershire, and 12 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 21% reaching 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: Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 316 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 March 2023

Strengths

“Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is a nurturing and welcoming school.”
“Pupils feel cared for and safe.”
“Leaders strive for every pupil to be ‘future’ ready.”

To improve

“In some subject areas, leaders are still refining the knowledge pupils are required to learn.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2023 (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)	71%	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: 42 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 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.

The British School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Kingswood Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
North Nibley CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hillesley Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Dursley Church of England Primary Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Uley Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
Cam Everlands Primary School 4.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Leighterton Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published