Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School

About Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School

Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Leeds, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 195 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 26.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.