The Coleshill School

The Coleshill School has demonstrated effective action in maintaining the standards established during its previous inspection, with a strong sense of community and high expectations evident among the pupils. The school's values are reflected in the respectful behaviour of students and their engagement in a rich array of extracurricular activities. While improvements have been made to the curriculum and support structures, recent examination results indicate that the school still faces challenges, particularly with the performance of disadvantaged pupils in key stage 4. The leadership is taking proactive steps to address learning gaps and enhance the educational experience for all students.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral support that recognizes students as individuals.
• Effective actions taken to support pupils with SEND.
• A rich extra-curricular offer that enhances student development.
• High-quality careers program promoting aspirations.
• Improvements in the curriculum since the last inspection.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievements in recent examinations were below national averages.
• Inconsistency in teachers' use of strategies to check student understanding.
• The support strategy for disadvantaged pupils is not well understood by all staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Coleshill School attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.5% of pupils at The Coleshill School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Coleshill School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.4% of pupils at The Coleshill School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Coleshill School received £7,534 and spent £8,150 for each of its 1,201 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £890,000 (-£741 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, income was £7,703 and spending £8,151 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Birmingham · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

The Coleshill School is part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Curdworth Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Paget Primary School Birmingham
• Osborne Primary School Birmingham
• The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield
• Slade Primary School Birmingham
• Stockland Green School Birmingham
• Brookvale Primary School Birmingham
• Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School Birmingham
• West Coventry Academy Coventry
• Mere Green Primary School Sutton Coldfield

What is The Coleshill School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Coleshill School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was The Coleshill School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Coleshill School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does The Coleshill School have?

The Coleshill School has 1,177 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Coleshill School cover?

The Coleshill School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Coleshill School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.0, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Coleshill School?

The Coleshill School is at Coventry Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, B46 3EX.