Welshampton CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Ellesmere (Shropshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Welshampton Church of England Primary School "Growing together in strength, love and wisdom, we shine" As Headteacher, I would like to welcome you to our website and to offer you an insight into our school. This will give you a flavour of what we offer at Welshampton but please arrange a visit if you would like to find out more.
Welshampton is a small village in the beautiful Shropshire countryside near to Ellesmere. We view our school community as a family which works in harmonious partnership to provide new and exciting opportunities for our children to become active learners.
We are proud to be a Church of England School with the vision Let Your Light Shine as stated in Matthew 5:16 Sermon on the Mount. This translates into our children being nurtured as unique individuals with skills and talents which we seek to identify and promote through activities both within the school and beyond.
Throughout the school we celebrate and recognise individual and collective success through our displays, celebration assemblies and newsletters. Our ambition is to make sure every child is equipped with the skills they need to succeed at school and beyond.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Cricket
- Football
- Multi-Sports
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 123510
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Topple | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Anne Evans | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christine Wakefield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carolyn Lipson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sam Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nikki Hallam | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Britton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Roberts | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Benjamin Crompton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
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