Ellesmere Primary School

How places are decided at Ellesmere Primary School

Ellesmere Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ellesmere Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Ellesmere Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ellesmere Primary School?

Ellesmere Primary School has 378 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ellesmere Primary School take?

Ellesmere Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Ellesmere Primary School located?

Ellesmere Primary School is located in Ellesmere, SY12 9EU, Shropshire.

How do I apply to Ellesmere Primary School?

Ellesmere Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Ellesmere Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Ellesmere Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Ellesmere Primary School?

When Ellesmere Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or are previously a looked after child; 2. Catchment area children — Children living inside the designated catchment area will have priority of admission. If there are not enough places for all the children in the catchment area then the following criteria for admission will apply in order: a. Priority will be given to children living within the catchment area who will have an older sibling at the school on the day they are due to start school. b. After that, priority will be given to other children who live within the catchment area; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff of the Academy who have been employed for two or more years at the time of the application or are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. To qualify under this criterion, the staff member must be a 'direct employee'. This includes any member of staff (teaching or non-teaching) with two years continuous employment with the school or seasonal employment totalling two years. Staff contracted in to provide services to the school do not count as 'direct employees'. For the purposes of this criterion, 'children of staff' is taken to include a son, daughter or step-son/daughter, or child who is adopted or fostered or for whom a special guardianship order is in place, in all cases providing they are living at the same address as the parent who is employed by the school, and 3 further criteria. 38 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: Where there are two or more applicants in a criterion who have equal priority for admission and there are insufficient places available, random allocation will be used to determine which child shall be given a place. The use of random allocation will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ellesmere Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Ellesmere Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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