OFSTED
1 November 2023
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 converter
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
85
83 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
42
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
43
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.4 pts
below England
School
9.4%
Plymouth
25.3%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Plymouth
11.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Plymouth
2.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.5%
71
Unclassified
8.2%
7
White and Asian
2.4%
2
African
1.2%
1
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
1
Any other White background
1.2%
1
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
7.1%
6 of
85 pupils
13.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.17 pts
lower than
England
School
5.05%
Plymouth
6.71%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
lower than
England
School
8.33%
Plymouth
17.83%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.39%
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
47.2%
41.0 pts
below England
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School
47.2%
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.