West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Oswestry · SY11 4JR
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 5 July 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
167 pupils · 120% of 139 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 151886
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 20 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 5 July 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place20 places offered · 20 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Cutoff by admission criterion (2020 entry)
- Priority 4a
- 4.323 miles
2020 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Oswestry school admissions · Shropshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 93% (Shropshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (Shropshire 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Shropshire 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 33.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 36.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 13% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 70.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 19.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 59.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 38.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 7.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028918 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £250,00045 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £190,000–£345,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
- The Meadows Primary School
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- Gobowen Primary School
- Lakelands Academy