History

The History of Coleshill CE Primary School

 

Coleshill CE Primary was formed in September 1994 when school reorganisation in North Warwickshire caused the existing Coleshill first and middle schools to merge into a new Church Aided Primary School.

Our origins lie in the Parochial school which was first housed in the Victorian building located across the road from our present site. This building has since been transformed into houses. The school was built with the help of the Digby family whose motto (Deo non fortuna - by God, not chance) and crest (an ostrich), are on the old school buildings.

In 1964 a classroom was erected on the Wingfield Road site to make room for more junior children. This site was gradually extended until all the juniors were accommodated there, leaving the infants in the old building. The infants remained in the old building until 1980 when the juniors moved to the old secondary modern building in Packington Lane (now St. Edwards School), which became a middle school. The juniors returned to Wingfield Road in September 1995 when an exciting new block (to accommodate six classes) was completed. The link was completed in the summer of 1997 and allows access from one building to another in the dry, as well as enhancing our security.

The school logo, which is embroidered on our sweatshirts and used on our stationery, is based on a design by one of our children. The three main elements are the church, the bridge and the old school bell. The church denotes our status as a church of England Aided school and our connections with the parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which dominates the Coleshill landscape. The bridge is a historic feature of Coleshill. It represents our place in the local community. The old school bell (dated 1872), which stood above the old parochial school and was used to call the children into school, now stands in the entrance hall as a reminder of our origin.