Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Walsall·WS3 1EN
Composite score
33.8
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#12,644
National rank
#1340
In West Midlands
#58
In Walsall
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
52%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
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
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
46 first choices, 54 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
84
any preference, for 54 places

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
446
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
55.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
10.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£5,117
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 Walsall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 446 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady 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 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Christ Church Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 46 families who put it first were offered a place. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% 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.

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