Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Purley, Croydon·CR8 2QE
Composite score
42.6
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#9,986
National rank
#1470
In London
#68
In Croydon
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
62%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
43 first choices, 48 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
126
any preference, for 48 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8520220.8920230.8020240.8020250.902026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
403
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
44.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,376
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) at a glance

Located in Purley, Croydon, Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 403 pupils aged 4 to 11. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) their first choice was offered one of its 48 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 23.8 pupils per teacher. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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