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Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy

Primary Ages 2-11 428 pupils Hastings
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Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy is an academy converter in Hastings for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 428 pupils on roll. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Woodland Vale Road
St Leonards-on-Sea
Hastings
East Sussex
TN37 6JJ
Phone 01424422953
Reference Number 144521

General Makeup

Number of pupils 428
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.83%
Girls: 51.17%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 49.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 34.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 28 59
2 34 24 58
3 29 23 52
4 28 32 60
5 22 36 58
6 27 33 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 54.7%
White, Other 10.5%
African 7.9%
Indian 4.7%
Asian, Other 4.7%
Mixed, Other 3.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Pakistani 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 29 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
29 Apr 2025 School inspection
03 Mar 2020 School inspection
05 May 2017 Academy conversion letter
11 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
Previously as Christ Church CofE Primary School
03 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
25 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
09 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
15 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
08 Jul 2002 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

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 103
Maths 101

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 -0.3
Writing -3.2
Maths -0.7

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 30 1
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy had 404 pupils for 420 places. 16 places (3.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Hastings Primary” planning area

East Sussex counted 890 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 780 in 2029–30, down 12%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420420
Pupils 420406406411406402412404
Unfilled 0.0%3.3%3.3%2.1%3.3%4.3%1.9%3.8%

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 and Nursery Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.4%2.9%2.6%4.4%4.1%4.1%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 2.6%1.6%1.2%2.1%2.7%2.7%2.6%
Severely absent pupils 1.3%0.3%0.5%1.3%1.6%1.1%1.4%

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, 0.2% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 5.90.61.10.73.91.10.90.2
Permanent exclusions 10002100

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 and Nursery Academy had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.811.211.310.810.09.610.09.49.2
Teachers who left state teaching 3.3%4.9%0.0%18.5%8.3%14.3%14.9%10.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.0%63.6%–63.2%87.5%68.2%80.0%55.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.73.5–4.49.64.13.45.6–

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, 25.5% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 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

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 52 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 14 5
Social, emotional and mental health 17 1
No specialist assessment of need 17 0
Moderate learning difficulty 4 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Hearing impairment 0 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Physical disability 0 1
Vision impairment 1 0

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 CofE Primary and Nursery Academy received £7,259 and spent £7,483 for each of its 434 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £284,000 (£654 per pupil).

Across all 28 schools of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, income was £7,049 and spending £7,093 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £420,000£370,000£505,000£373,000£422,000£378,000£284,000
per pupil £959£844£1,152£851£1,022£887£654
In-year balance £36,000-£39,000£178,000-£50,000£26,000-£56,000-£97,000
per pupil £81-£90£406-£114£63-£131-£223

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.

Name Distance
St Paul's Church of England Academy
Horntye Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6RT
0.29 miles
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6EU
0.44 miles
Mulberry Silverdale Primary
Mulberry Silverdale Primary, Perth Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7EA
0.74 miles
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0NX
0.8 miles
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Osborne Close, Freshwater Avenue, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2HU
0.93 miles
Mulberry West St Leonards Primary
Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8BX
0.99 miles
Hollington Primary School
Hollington Old Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9DS
1.1 miles
Churchwood Primary School
Church-in-the-Wood Lane, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9PB
1.28 miles
Mulberry Baird Primary
Parker Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3TH
1.36 miles
Robsack Wood Primary School
Whatlington Way, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9TE
1.39 miles
Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Priory Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3QT
1.48 miles
Torfield School
Croft Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3JT
1.56 miles
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7LR
1.56 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Old London Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5NA
1.75 miles
Dudley Infant Academy
Harold Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5NJ
1.88 miles
All Saints CofE Junior Academy
Githa Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5JU
2.03 miles
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
The Ridge, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2AA
2.3 miles
Ore Village Primary Academy
Rye Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5DB
2.51 miles
Pebsham Primary Academy
School Place, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2PU
2.67 miles
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2ND
3 miles
Name Distance
Lansdowne Children's Centre
Care of: Children's Social Services, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6LW
0.46 miles
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Beauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9JU
1.06 miles
Saxon Mount School
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
1.07 miles
Mulberry Academy St Leonards
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
1.08 miles
Ark Alexandra Academy
Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, Park Avenue, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2PG
1.09 miles
The Flagship School
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
1.47 miles
Claremont School
Baldslow, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7PW
2.51 miles
Glyne Gap School
School Place, Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2PU
2.71 miles
Mulberry Academy Hastings
Rye Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5DN
2.79 miles
Bexhill College
Penland Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2JG
3.03 miles
St Mary's School and 6th Form College
Wrestwood Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2LU
3.27 miles
St Richard's Catholic College
Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE
3.29 miles
ISP School
Glengorse Estate, Glengorse, Battle, TN33 0TX
4.1 miles
Bexhill Independent Special School
Shimba Lodge, Freezeland Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 5JD
4.46 miles
Buckswood School
Broomham Hall, Rye Road, Guestling, East Sussex, TN35 4LT
4.47 miles
Bexhill High Academy
Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4BY
4.5 miles
Battle Abbey School
High street, East Sussex, TN33 0AD
4.77 miles

All schools in Hastings · East Sussex local authority: places and applications

Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, which runs 28 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy have?

Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy has 428 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy cover?

Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy?

Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy is at Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 6JJ.

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