Christ Church CE Academy

Christ Church CE Academy is performing at a strong standard, demonstrating notable strengths in safeguarding, pupil attendance, and behaviour. The school cultivates a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and engaged in their learning. The leadership is committed to addressing the challenges faced by their community, including a significant proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Despite the positive environment, there are concerns regarding pupils' attainment in national tests which remains below the national average, particularly for writing and communication skills.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe
• Effective strategies in place for improving attendance and behaviour
• Broad and well-planned curriculum that supports diverse learning needs
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and families
• Commitment to inclusion and support for vulnerable pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' attainment in national tests is below the national average
• Gaps in pupils' writing and communication skills are not addressed quickly enough
• Some misconceptions in pupil understanding are not consistently identified

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 CE Academy attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Christ Church CE Academy 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 CE Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.1% 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, 24.7% of pupils at Christ Church CE Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 2024–25 Christ Church CE Academy received £8,967 and spent £8,737 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £257,000 (£1,242 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Enhance Academy Trust, income was £7,136 and spending £7,057 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Huddersfield · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Christ Church CE Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Diamond Wood Community Academy Dewsbury
• Highburton CofE First Academy Huddersfield
• Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury
• Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Batley
• Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Wakefield
• St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield
• CAPA College Wakefield
• Sandal Magna Community Academy Wakefield
• Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Barnsley

What is Christ Church CE Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church CE Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Christ Church CE Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ Church CE Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Christ Church CE Academy have?

Christ Church CE Academy has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church CE Academy cover?

Christ Church CE Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Christ Church CE Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church CE Academy?

Christ Church CE Academy is at Deighton Road, Deighton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1JP.