Christchurch Primary School

Christchurch Primary School is performing well, achieving overall effectiveness rated as 'Good' across various domains. The school enjoys a strong culture of care and support for its students, which is particularly beneficial for their emotional and social development. The curriculum is generally well-planned, focusing on giving pupils a solid foundation in key subjects like mathematics and science, as well as promoting a love for reading from an early stage. However, the school is still in the process of fully embedding some aspects of the curriculum, which has led to some inconsistencies in implementation across different subjects. Overall, the school has made positive strides since its last inspection thirteen years ago, moving from an 'Outstanding' rating to 'Good'. While it demonstrates many strengths, particularly in personal development and pastoral care, it is important for leaders to address the inconsistencies in curriculum delivery to enhance students' subject knowledge further. The school management’s commitment to professional development and staff well-being contributes significantly to creating a positive learning environment.

Strengths

• High level of pastoral care and support for students
• Strong focus on developing pupils' reading skills
• Well-devised curriculum in mathematics, science, and history
• Ambitious expectations for pupil behavior
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Wide range of extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation in some subjects

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 Christchurch Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.5% 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, 0.1% of pupils at Christchurch 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 Christchurch Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Christchurch Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 Christchurch Primary School received £7,055 and spent £6,943 for each of its 1,051 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £229,000 (£218 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 Christchurch Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christchurch Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Christchurch Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Christchurch Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Christchurch Primary School have?

Christchurch Primary School has 1,084 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christchurch Primary School cover?

Christchurch Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Christchurch Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christchurch Primary School?

Christchurch Primary School is at Wellesley Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4LQ.