Christ Church CofE Primary School

North TynesideVoluntary aided school

Kielder Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2AD

Headteacher: Mrs L BradfordSchool website ↗Pupils: 181 (capacity: 180)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 71%·Writing 75%·Maths 75%All three 57%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
16
How many got their first choice?
15of 16 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
31

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
93 girls, 88 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 84% (2017/18), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1637.0%5.0%-2.6+3.3-2.1
2016/1764.0%4.0%+5.0+2.7+0.1
2017/1884.0%4.0%+2.2+1.9+1.8
2018/1945.0%3.0%-0.9+0.6-0.9
2022/2352.0%7.0%-1.3-1.5-1.9
2023/2457.0%14.0%---
2024/2557.0%7.0%---