Coaley Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Dursley, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.38 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Coaley Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Dursley, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Coaley Church of England Primary 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	1.38 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 2018	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2017	🔒 With a pass

And 5 earlier figures.

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.38 miles from the school, the 41st shortest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2012, and it swung sharply between some years.
For Reception in 2026, there were 12 first-choice applications for 12 offers; 11 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 33% 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: The Street, Coaley, Dursley, GL11 5EB
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 86 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 8 June 2022

Strengths

“Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending school.”
“They speak of belonging to the ‘Coaley family’ and how proud they are to be part of the school.”
“Pupils know and exemplify the school’s values.”

To improve

“However, some subjects are at an early stage of implementation.”
“Where this is the case, pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
“They are not able to recall their prior knowledge confidently.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2022 (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)	100%	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: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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.

Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Cam Everlands Primary School 1.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Slimbridge Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cam Woodfield Infant School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Cam Woodfield Junior School 2.1 mi Good
Uley Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published