Coton Green Primary School

How places are decided at Coton Green Primary School

Coton Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Coton Green Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Coton Green Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in September 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Coton Green Primary School?

Coton Green Primary School has 324 pupils on roll.

What ages does Coton Green Primary School take?

Coton Green Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Coton Green Primary School located?

Coton Green Primary School is located in Tamworth, B79 8LX, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Coton Green Primary School?

Coton Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Coton Green Primary School?

When Coton Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care (adopted, CAO, SGO) — Children in care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order), including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or exceptional circumstances plus hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: The child is distinguished from the great majority of other applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child’s health to attend the Academy. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the Academy and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the Academy rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the Academy. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application; 3. Sibling attending the school — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the Academy and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Coton Green Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at Coton Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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