Schools in Coleford
Coleford is the main town in the Forest of Dean with 9 schools — 7 primaries and Five Acres High School serving the western Forest catchment. All four Ofsted-rated schools hold Good or Outstanding grades, and the average fill rate of 80% suggests stable demand without acute oversubscription pressure.
Gloucestershire County Council administers admissions for Coleford schools. Three schools have a Church of England or Catholic foundation. Because the Forest of Dean borders Wales and the Wye Valley, a small number of families are eligible to apply to Monmouthshire schools under the Welsh admissions system — a point worth confirming with your local authority before applying.
Primary schools in Coleford: 1 oversubscribed (7)
Berry Hill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Coleford · GL16 7AT
Coalway Junior School
Primary · Community school
Coleford · GL16 7HL
Coalway Community Infant School
Primary · Community school
Coleford · GL16 7HL
Ellwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Coleford · GL16 7LY
Clearwell Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Coleford · GL16 8LG
St John's C of E Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Coleford · GL16 8DU
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Coleford · GL16 7PG
Secondary Schools in Coleford (1)
Other Schools in Coleford (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Coleford are set by Gloucestershire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.