SCHOOL PROFILE

Christ Church CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 108614
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority North Tyneside
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 169 168 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 93 55.0% of pupils
Male pupils 76 45.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.0%
17.2 pts above England
School 42.0%
North Tyneside 26.6%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
North Tyneside 6.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.7%
3.7 pts above England
School 4.7%
North Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.6%
148
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
7
Any other White background
3.6%
6
African
1.8%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.1% 39 of 169 pupils
2.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
North Tyneside 22.5%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
North Tyneside 58.7%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
North Tyneside 72.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
North Tyneside 68.1%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
North Tyneside 70.2%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.69 pts lower than England
School 4.53%
North Tyneside 5.96%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.06 pts lower than England
School 12.75%
North Tyneside 14.65%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.13 pts lower than England
School 0.67%
North Tyneside 1.56%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.9% 5.7 pts above England
Christ Church CofE Primary School
93.9%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information