Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Mill Lane
Colwall
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR13 6EQ
Phone 01684540532
Reference Number 116797

Colwall CofE Primary School continues to provide a good education for its pupils, maintaining a supportive and engaging environment where students feel safe and happy. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, effectively building on prior learning and allowing pupils to explore a range of subjects with enthusiasm. Notable strengths include the strong emphasis on reading and the supportive approach to students with special educational needs, which helps them thrive alongside their peers. The school community is cohesive and dedicated, with pupils actively participating in various responsibilities and extracurricular activities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 168
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.98%
Girls: 47.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 9 21
2 12 11 23
3 13 14 27
4 15 8 23
5 16 13 29
6 10 19 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.9%
White, Other 7.1%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 15 Feb 2023
Date Report
15 Feb 2023 School inspection
05 Dec 2017 Short inspection
10 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
22 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
20 Oct 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Staff create a calm and purposeful atmosphere for learning.
  • There is a strong emphasis on reading from an early age.
  • Teachers are skilled at adapting work for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Pupils demonstrate good behavior and respect for each other and adults.
  • Leaders have set ambitious curricular goals and end points for all subjects.
  • There are many opportunities for pupils to take on responsibilities.
  • Pupils enjoy a range of extracurricular activities, especially in music and sports.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent delivery of the phonics program by some staff.
  • Limited monitoring opportunities for subject leaders due to recent staffing changes.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.7
Writing -4.5
Maths -3.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 13 8

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