OFSTED
29 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Plymouth
Trust
ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
487
487 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
244
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
243
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.6 pts
below England
School
7.2%
Plymouth
25.3%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Plymouth
11.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Plymouth
2.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.3%
396
Unclassified
4.1%
20
Indian
2.1%
10
White and Black African
2.1%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
9
Any other White background
1.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
91 of
487 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Reading
0.2 pts above England
School
74.0%
Plymouth
71.0%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
Plymouth
70.2%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
Plymouth
70.1%
South West
70.5%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.59 pts
lower than
England
School
4.63%
Plymouth
6.71%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.53 pts
lower than
England
School
10.28%
Plymouth
17.83%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.77%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
0.77%
Plymouth
2.13%
South West
1.90%
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
97.4%
9.2 pts
above England
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
97.4%
Plymouth
85.2%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.