St Christopher's CEVCP School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address St Christopher's Cevcp School
Bellflower Crescent
Red Lodge
Bellflower Crescent
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 8XQ
Phone 01638750342
Reference Number 142025

St Christopher's CEVCP School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of performance. The school has established a positive and engaging learning environment where pupils demonstrate enthusiasm and maturity in their studies. Leaders have successfully developed a well-organized curriculum that caters to the needs of students, including those in early years and those requiring additional support. Moreover, the school fosters a strong community ethos, promoting values such as respect and determination among its pupils.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 340
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.41%
Girls: 50.59%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 34 56
2 19 19 38
3 24 34 58
4 32 18 50
5 27 21 48
6 15 16 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 61.2%
White, Other 16.2%
Unclassified 6.2%
Mixed, Other 5%
African 4.1%
White & Asian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Nov 2022
Date Report
02 Nov 2022 School inspection:
17 Sep 2019 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Well-organized curriculum designed for effective learning.
  • Enthusiastic engagement from pupils in their lessons.
  • Polite and considerate behavior among students.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Strong emphasis on core values like positivity and respect.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of subjects, pupils struggle to build on prior knowledge.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 2 6 0 3 0 11
2. My child feels safe at this school. 1 6 2 1 1 11
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 1 8 1 1 0 11
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 3 2 2 0 2 2
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 1 7 0 3 0 11
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 3 2 3 0 3 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 2 6 0 3 0 11
9. My child does well at this school. 2 6 0 3 0 11
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 1 7 0 3 0 11
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 0 7 1 3 0 11
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 4 5 1 0 1 11
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 3 3 1 3 1 11
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 8 3

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0
Writing -0.5
Maths -0.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 8
Third Preference 16 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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