Primary schools in Ellesmere
4 primary schools in Ellesmere, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Ellesmere in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Ellesmere first 70 times for 70 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Shropshire authority's 124 schools. 0 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2023 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery, to 2.38 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.
- Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery
- Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
- Ellesmere Primary School
- Welshampton CofE Primary School
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