Criftins CofE Primary School
Criftins, Ellesmere, SY12 9LT
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
It was replaced by Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Gino Rushton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 123472
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
Criftins CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ellesmere. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Criftins CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 75% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 75% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Criftins CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Criftins CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 19.8% | 99 | — |
| Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 96 | 0.0 miles |
| Ellesmere Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 19.9% | 378 | 1.9 miles |
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 239 | 4.1 miles |
| Welshampton CofE Primary School | 38% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 71 | 4.2 miles |
| Gobowen Primary School | 92% | 5.6% | 22% | 224 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Ellesmere
-
Ellesmere Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ellesmere
-
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Welshampton CofE Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Ellesmere
-
Gobowen Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Oswestry
Other schools in Ellesmere
- Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ellesmere Primary School Primary
- Welshampton CofE Primary School Primary
- Lakelands Academy Secondary
- Ellesmere College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Criftins CofE Primary School teach?
- Criftins CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Ellesmere.
- Has Criftins CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Criftins CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Criftins CofE Primary School?
- Criftins CofE Primary School had 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Criftins CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Criftins CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Criftins CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.