School admissions in Coleford
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Coleford in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Coleford first 79 times for 74 places: 1.07 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Gloucestershire authority's 222 schools. One of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Berry Hill Primary School, to 0.48 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
5 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Hill Primary School | 1.50 | 28 | 0.48 miles |
| Clearwell Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 1 | not published |
| Ellwood Primary School | 0.95 | 20 | 1.94 miles |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary School | 0.90 | 10 | 0.42 miles |
| St John's C of E Academy | 0.53 | 15 | 1.84 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.