Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate

Christ Church CofE Primary School has shown impressive overall effectiveness, achieving a 'Good' rating in all key areas except for personal development, which received an 'Outstanding' feedback. The school has a well-structured curriculum that supports pupils in building their knowledge from the early years, with especially strong practices in early reading and the development of personal skills. Students demonstrate high standards of behaviour, courtesy, and community involvement, indicating a positive school culture. This inspection follows a long gap, with the previous Outstanding rating highlighting the significant progress made since then.

Strengths

• Strong focus on high expectations for pupil achievement.
• Effective curriculum designed to build knowledge steadily over time.
• Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Outstanding provision for personal development and skills.
• Pupils demonstrate high levels of politeness and cooperation.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in checking pupils' understanding of prior learning.
• Some teachers do not adhere to strategies promoting concentration during lessons.

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 Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate 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 Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.4% 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, 18.2% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate received £7,520 and spent £6,944 for each of its 307 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£577 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 Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

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

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate have?

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate has 307 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate cover?

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

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate?

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate is at Station Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 0QJ.