St Ethelwold's Primary School, Flintshire
St Ethelwold's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Ethelwold's Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Ethelwold's Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 85 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
37% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 24% have additional learning needs (37% in 2020/21); 32% are learning English as an additional language; and 29% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 6 pupils (Year 1) to 14 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,800 per pupil, against £4,989 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £6k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Ethelwold's Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report St Ethelwold’s Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Ethelwold's Primary School are Queens Ferry C.P. School (0.5 miles), Ysgol Ty Ffynnon (0.6 miles), Ven. Edward Morgan R.C. Primary School (0.7 miles) and Penarlag C.P. School (0.7 miles).
Queens Ferry C.P. SchoolYsgol Ty FfynnonVen. Edward Morgan R.C. Primary SchoolPenarlag C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shotton High Level Rail Station, about 1110 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plough Lane (after), 90 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read St Ethelwold's Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Ethelwold's Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- The Croft Playgroup - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Venerable Edward Morgan Playgroup Plus - Pre-school, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- The Hive - Pre-school, 0.6 miles
- Ty Ffynnon Childcare - Day nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Li'l Angels Day Nursery and Pre school - Day nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Ethelwold's Primary School is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
New homes granted nearby
Councils granted planning permission for at least 300 new homes within 2 miles of St Ethelwold's Primary School since October 2023.
Largest schemes
- 300 homes at Land at Gladstone Way and Ash Lane, Hawarden, DeesideFlintshire, ref FUL/000195/24 - granted 29 August 2025, 1 mile away
Schemes of 10 or more homes. Only full and outline permissions with the number of homes stated in the application are counted, and applications that may be for the same homes are counted once, so the true figure can be higher. Source: councils' planning registers.
Questions parents ask about St Ethelwold's Primary School
How many road collisions happen near St Ethelwold's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Ethelwold's Primary School?
St Ethelwold's Primary School is at Melrose Avenue, Shotton, Flintshire, CH5 1NG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)