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Best Schools in Ellesmere

Shropshire · 6 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Ellesmere ranked

1

Ellesmere Primary School

SY12 9EUAges 3-11378 pupils
Primary
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Good
2

Lakelands Academy

SY12 0EAAges 11-16590 pupils
Secondary
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Good
3

Welshampton CofE Primary School

SY12 0PGAges 5-1171 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
4

Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery

SY12 0JEAges 2-1166 pupils
Primary
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5

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery

SY12 9LTAges 3-1196 pupils
Primary
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6

Ellesmere College

SY12 9ABAges 7-19432 pupils
All-through
Other independent school

Questions parents ask about schools in Ellesmere

How many schools are there in Ellesmere?

Ellesmere has 6 open schools: 4 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Ellesmere?

None of the 3 graded schools in Ellesmere currently holds an Outstanding rating. 3 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Ellesmere have the best SATs results?

Of the 2 primary schools in Ellesmere with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ellesmere Primary School (77% in reading, 79% in maths); and Welshampton CofE Primary School (77% in reading, 46% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Ellesmere Primary SchoolWelshampton CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ellesmere?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ellesmere selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ellesmere have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ellesmere have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Shropshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ellesmere?

Apply to Shropshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.