Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Shrewsbury, Shropshire·SY5 6DH
Composite score
45.3
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#9,041
National rank
#955
In West Midlands
#57
In Shropshire
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 13 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
24
any preference, for 13 places
Applications from another council area
8%

Every child who put Christ Church Church of England Primary School 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
138
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£4,354
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 138 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 34.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 103 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Christ Church Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 11 families who put it first were offered a place. 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.

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