Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School has shown commendable performance since its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school maintains a good standard overall, with particular strengths in personal development, which is rated as outstanding. The school fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment, where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to achieve their best. High expectations are set for behavior, resulting in a positive atmosphere where pupils engage well in their learning and extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Inclusive environment that welcomes all faiths
• Strong leadership and management
• Well-established and ambitious curriculum
• Effective implementation of the early reading curriculum
• Pupils show high levels of engagement and enjoyment in lessons
• Outstanding personal development programming

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack strong oversight of pupils' subject knowledge development

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 Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Moreton Christ Church CofE 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 Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% 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, 21.4% of pupils at Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School received £6,760 and spent £6,828 for each of its 390 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £192,000 (£493 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £6,299 and spending £6,313 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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Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodchurch CofE Primary School Wirral
• Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Prenton
• Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Wirral
• Little Sutton C of E Primary School Ellesmere Port
• St Oswald's CofE Primary School Chester
• Upton Heath CofE Primary School Chester
• Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School Chester
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Runcorn
• Dodleston CofE Primary School Chester
• St Berteline's CofE Primary School Runcorn

What is Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

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

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

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

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School has 383 pupils on roll.

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

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School?

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School is at Upton Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 0PB.