St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 242 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 'Good'. 87% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.30 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.