About our School
St Ethelwold’s is a calm and friendly school with over 100 pupils aged between 3 and 11 years of ageAs a Church in Wales School, and with strong links to St Ethelwold’s Church and the vicar, Father Steve Green, we serve the ecclesiastical boundaries of St Ethelwold’s Church, with pupils mainly living in Shotton, Aston, Queensferry and Connah’s Quay.
Our school motto ‘Be The Best You Can’ is something that is
We are very proud of the improvement journey that our school has undertaken and every member of staff at St Ethelwold’s is committed to making further improvements so that each and every child realises their full potential.
In their latest visit, ESTYN recognised this and in the 2014 Welsh Government ratings of primary schools, we were pleased to be categorised as an effective school with good levels of learner outcomes in key performance indicators.
The School’s Governing Body, under the chairmanship of Mr Rob Dawson,
History
St Ethelwold’s VA School was founded in the late 19th Century and occupied a plot on Shotton High Street until moving to our current location in Higher Shotton in 1982.
Originally an L-shaped building with 4 classrooms, further extensions were added in 1992 so that the school had a much-needed dining hall and 2 further infant classrooms.
In 2014 the school began to admit early entitlement and nursery aged children for the first time, meaning that a further classroom extension was built and is now being used by our three and four-year-olds.
“We provide a safe and nurturing environment where each and every child is encouraged to reach their full potential – children achieve very well at St Ethelwold’s”
Mr P.Oliver Headteacher
At St Ethelwold’s we teach values for life encompassed by our core values:
- Compassion and Community
- Courage
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- Generosity and Thankfulness
- Truthfulness and Justice
- Service
Headteachers Blog 20th July 2018
Hello and firstly Apologies for not posting a blog over the past couple of weeks, it's certainly been a busy period and we have lots to show you! Class one had a fantastic time with Mrs Ellis' Dads Lorry, they all had a go in the driving seat (not driving!) and it was...
Headteachers Blog 29th June 2018
Hello and Welcome back after our break after phase one of our website upgrade, this phase has mainly been concentrating on the background workings of the site (coding and other magical things that make a website work!). We want to thank the guys at Designerjuice for...
19.8
2017
92%
% Attendance during the year – Primary Only
2017
Yellow
Support Category
2017
86.7%
Pupils achieving the expected outcome in the Foundation Phase areas of learning
2017
102
Number of Pupils
2017
28.1%
% Attendance during the year – Primary Only
2017
£4038
School budget per pupil
2017
80%
% Pupils who have reached the expected level – Core subject indicator (Key Stage 2)
2017
Data from: mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk
