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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding · as Criftins CofE Primary School, URN 123472
- 19 January 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding · as Criftins CofE Primary School, URN 123472
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry33 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Shropshire median median 2.1
- 2025 7.3; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 3.0; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2023 3.4; Shropshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 3.4; Shropshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.6; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 2.4; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 3.3; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Shropshire median
Dashed bars: as Criftins CofE Primary School (URN 123472), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2022 * | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2021 * | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 * | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2019 * | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 21 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2018 * | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 18 | 1.64 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Criftins CofE Primary School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20222.4applications per place
- 3.0 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · ShropshireGood20241.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · ShropshireRemains Good20242.1applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 7.7 km · ShropshireGood20231.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · ShropshireRemains Good20222.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- 9.4 km · ShropshireGood20231.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 9.5 km · ShropshireStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151598 · 893/3031
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 103 pupils · 96 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2025
- Replaced
- Criftins CofE Primary School (URN 123472)
- Address
- Criftins, Ellesmere, SY12 9LT
- Local authority
- Shropshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources