Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy is currently rated as requiring improvement overall. The school, which recently underwent its first inspection since opening, has shown remarkable progress under new leadership, creating a supportive environment that both pupils and staff appreciate. Despite the improvements, the implementation of high expectations and a consistent curriculum across all subjects is still a work in progress, affecting the overall quality of education delivered. Behaviour is generally positive, yet inconsistent application of policies leaves some pupils confused about expectations.

Strengths

• Welcoming and supportive school environment.
• Strong leadership and management.
• Effective personal development and PSHE education.
• Improved support for pupils with SEND.
• Ambitious and broad key stage 3 curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent quality of pupils' work in some subjects.
• Not all subjects have a well-sequenced curriculum.
• Inconsistent implementation of the behaviour policy.
• Attendance remains below good standards.

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, Church of England Secondary Academy attended 89.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 10.7% of pupils at Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 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, Church of England Secondary Academy had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 26.5% of pupils at Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy received £9,326 and spent £8,689 for each of its 752 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £708,000 (£941 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,859 and spending £7,689 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 Birmingham · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy is part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull
• Hawkesley Church Primary Academy Birmingham
• Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Solihull
• St George's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown Birmingham
• Nonsuch Primary School Birmingham
• St Michael's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• St Clement's Church of England Academy Birmingham
• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Birmingham
• Quinton Church Primary School Birmingham

What is Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy have?

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy has 829 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy cover?

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 34.1, and 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy?

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy is at 6 Dale View Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 4HN.