Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate a solid performance as a good school, fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The dedicated staff and robust leadership contribute to a culture of high expectations, assisting pupils in achieving both academically and socially. The school has successfully engaged parents, who appreciate the pastoral support provided. The curriculum is well-structured, emphasizing the development of knowledge and skills, and students are motivated to engage in their learning experiences and extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for at the school.
• Leaders have high expectations of pupil learning and behavior.
• There is strong pastoral support appreciated by parents.
• Teachers deliver a well-organized and ambitious curriculum.
• Leaders prioritize the teaching of reading and phonics effectively.
• Pupils enjoy exploring various cultures and religions through the curriculum.
• There are ample opportunities for personal development and leadership.
• Staff feel supported and valued by the leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not effectively use assessment systems in a few subjects, hindering pupil achievement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.8% of pupils at Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School received £7,492 and spent £7,739 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £122,000 (£617 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School have?

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School cover?

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School?

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School is at Deeside, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6TQ.