Coleshill Church of England Primary School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Coleshill Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Children in the early years are well supported to learn to read and develop the important knowledge in early writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised the importance of attending school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have constructed a curriculum that is generally well designed and sets out what knowledge should be taught."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years provision at Coleshill gets children off to a positive start in their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), disadvantaged pupils or those who are known or previously known to social care get the support they need."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "New leaders have built on the sense of drive and purpose at the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders recognise the importance of developing pupils more widely."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the strategy to improve pupils' presentation and handwriting is implemented consistently well across the school so that pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need to write well"; "Leaders should ensure that in subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics, the curriculum is consistently taught as expected, especially in creative subjects".

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Coleshill Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 88% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Coleshill Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Coleshill Church of England Primary School are St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); High Meadow Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 63% maths); Windy Arbor Primary School (1.2 miles, 82% reading, 77% maths); and Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths).

Coleshill Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Coleshill Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Coleshill Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 82% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Coleshill Parkway Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Civic Centre (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 46 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

In 2024/25, Coleshill Church of England Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.