Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Criftins CofE Primary School, inspected in November 2022.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.8% of pupils at Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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All schools in Ellesmere · Shropshire local authority: places and applications

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery is part of Marches Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery Ellesmere
• Selattyn CofE Primary School Oswestry
• West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Oswestry
• The Marches School Oswestry
• Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery Shrewsbury
• Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery Oswestry
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Shrewsbury
• Woodlands School Shrewsbury
• Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery Whitchurch
• Sir John Talbot's School Whitchurch

What is Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Criftins CofE Primary School.

When was Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery have?

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery has 96 pupils on roll.

What age range does Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery cover?

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery?

Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery is at Criftins, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9LT.