Primary school in Oswestry, Shropshire
West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School Road, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4JR
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 167
- Places
- 139
- How full
- Full — 167 pupils against 139 places
- Girls / boys
- 69 / 98
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 011B, 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
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 69%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- 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
- Executive Headteacher: Helen Hughes
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Whittington
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- URN
- 151886
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.2 mi |
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 52% | 3.5 mi |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.5 mi |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 3.9 mi |
| Morda CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 67% | 3.9 mi |
| The Meadows Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 49% | 4 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 4.3 mi |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 4.4 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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