Christ Church CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Teaching is good and is sometimes outstanding.

It is particularly strong in the Reception Year and in Years 5 and 6. Pupils make good progress throughout the school and achieve well. By the time they leave the school standards are above national averages.

Pupils are happy and well cared for by staff. They enjoy learning and are full of praise for the exciting extra-curricular activities particularly in music and sport. Parents also feel this is a good school and praise the way staff manage pupils' behaviour and keep them safe.

Pupils' good, and sometimes impeccable, behaviour in lessons helps them to make good progress. They are... eager to learn and try their very best to succeed. Around the school pupils are considerate and polite.

The school has improved both teaching and achievement since the previous inspection. This has been led strongly by the headteacher and governing body. Improvement is driven by a relentless focus on what is going on in classrooms and how it can be made even better.

Support for pupils whose circumstances make them vulnerable and those with special educational needs is highly effective. It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is not yet enough outstanding teaching and learning across the school. Activities in lessons are not always planned precisely enough to make pupils think hard.

This sometimes results in work that lacks challenge for some pupils. Pupils do not have enough opportunity to develop their thinking and engage in sustained activity independent of their teachers. Not all teachers use marking to help pupils see how they can improve further.

Information about this school

Christ Church C of E is an above average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority and for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, is below the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs who are supported through school action is average and the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average.

The majority of pupils are White British. The school has a number of awards, including: Investors in People Gold Award, Eco Friendly Status Ambassador Award, International Intermediate Award Comenius International Links and Arts Mark Gold. The school meets the government's floor standards, which set out the minimum expectations for attainment and progress.

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