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Ellesmere College
Ellesmere, SY12 9AB
Independent school for ages 7–19 in Ellesmere. Mixed intake, Church of England.
Ellesmere College is a mixed independent Church of England boarding and day school in Ellesmere, Shropshire, for pupils aged 7 to 19, with a sixth form.
Its ISI inspection in April 2025 found standards and safeguarding standards met.
The school says its foundation stone was laid in 1879 and that it opened in 1884 as St Oswald's School, founded by Canon Nathaniel Woodard. It describes lower, middle and sixth-form stages, boarding as a home from home, and seven sport academy programmes.
Ages 7–19 · All-through
518 pupils · On roll
Independent school · Mixed