St John's C of E Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Coleford, 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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St John's C of E Academy is a primary school in Coleford, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

St John's C of E Academy 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
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2018	🔒 With a pass

And 6 earlier figures.

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

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
The 2026 Reception figure of 0.5 first choices per offer was the 5th lowest of 221 Gloucestershire primary schools.
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 8% 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: Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, GL16 8DU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 155 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.2

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026

Strengths

“St John’s is a calm school where staff know the children and families well.”
“Staff greet pupils cheerfully as pupils enter the school.”
“Interactions between pupils and staff create a sense of family and pupils develop a sense of belonging.”

To improve

“Published outcomes do not reflect the standards that current pupils achieve in reading, writing and mathematics.”
“However, published outcomes do not reflect the quality of learning and the progress of current pupils.”
“However, there are times when pupils demonstrate lower levels of self-discipline.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2026 (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)	54%	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: 8 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 8 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.

Coalway Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Berry Hill Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Clearwell Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Ellwood Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Redbrook Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Lydbrook Primary School 3.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Parkend Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published