Primary school in Ellesmere, Shropshire
Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
Cockshutt, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0JE
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 63% full — 66 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 28 / 38
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 38%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kim Baker
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- The Meres
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- URN
- 151597
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 2.2 mi |
| Newtown CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 25% | 3.1 mi |
| Welshampton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 38% | 3.6 mi |
| Myddle CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 67% | 4 mi |
| Ellesmere Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 4.3 mi |
| Baschurch CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 71% | 4.5 mi |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 60% | 5 mi |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 5.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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