Berry Hill Primary School
Nine Wells Road, Berry Hill, Coleford, GL16 7ATOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Berry Hill Primary School is a primary school in Coleford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 174th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025, report published 8 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 June 2025
The Berry Hill '3 Bs: be kind, be respectful, be your best' set the tone for school life. Staff go out of their way to ensure that pupils feel safe, happy and able to achieve their best. Pupils treat each other with respect and kindness. In lessons, pupils try their best. Pupils enjoy taking responsibility for helping the school to run smoothly. For example, they proudly take up positions in the pupil parliament or as house captains. Pupils feel that their voice is heard when making decisions such as helping to decide the causes that the school supports. Pupils have a strong sense of tolerance and understanding. They know that discrimination is wrong. They learn about protected characteristics and the law. Pupils understand that some of their classmates need adjustments to help them succeed at school. They also show compassion to those less fortunate than themselves. Pupils generally behave well in lessons. The occasional outbreak of fussiness is soon stopped, and learning is not disrupted. Pupils play, learn and mix well together at breaktimes. The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well. Most do. The school is not complacent and keeps striving to improve outcomes further.
What the school should improve
- At times, teachers do not help pupils deepen their knowledge effectively. This means that occasionally, pupils are not supported to achieve as much as they could. The school should ensure that teachers expect more of pupils so they deepen their knowledge over time.
- The school's new spelling, punctuation and handwriting curriculum is not delivered consistently well. This means some pupils continue to make the same errors over time and cannot write independently. The school should ensure that the new writing curriculum is implemented consistently so pupils are supported in developing their writing accuracy and expertise across the curriculum.
- At times, children's opportunities to apply and practise their skills across other areas of learning are limited when in the early years. This means children can miss out on some important aspects of their preparation for learning in key stage 1. The school should ensure that opportunities for children to learn are equally strong across all areas of learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
201 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Berry Hill Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's C of E Academy | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 54% met the expected standard |
| Coalway Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Lydbrook Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Ellwood Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Pugh (Mrs Michala Reid Acting Headteacher, Maternity Cover)
- Phone
- 01594832262
- Address
- Nine Wells Road, Berry Hill, Coleford, GL16 7AT
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 115549
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.