Christ Church CofE Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Chesterfield, Derbyshire·S41 7JU
Composite score
55.6
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#5,288
National rank
#406
In East Midlands
#85
In Derbyshire
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
93%
27 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
59
any preference, for 27 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Derbyshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Christ Church CofE Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
194
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,371
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Christ Church CofE Primary School

Christ Church CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 194 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 93% of the families who made Christ Church CofE Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 24.8 pupils per teacher. Christ Church CofE Primary School 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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