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Ellesmere Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Elson Road, Ellesmere SY12 9EU · ellesmereprimaryschool.org.uk · 01691 622288

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
378
90% of 420 places
Local authority
Shropshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
20.9%
First language not English
6.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
North West Academies Trust Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 40 (Places 43)40September 2023: 37 (Places 37)37September 2024: 29 (Places 29)29September 2025: 44 (Places 44)44September 2026: 38 (Places 38)38Places 38
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202638381100%
September 2025Sept 202544441100%
September 2024Sept 202429291100%
September 2023Sept 202337371100%
September 2022Sept 202243400.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 49% (England 53%)49%2016/17: 73% (England 61%)73%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 53% (England 61%)53%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
●107105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123365)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ellesmere Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
66
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼73% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●52% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲77% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (20%) with SEND

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