Primary school

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CH65 6TQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 22%2017/18: top 17%17% · 2017/182018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 29%2023/24: top 39%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM41% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 14 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 81% · 26 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 41% · 29 pupils · North West 63%81%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 26 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 18% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 20 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 14 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 20 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 14 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
27 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2827
2nd211
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026197
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.0%
First language not English4.9%
SEN support19.6%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils14.2%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

93.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 7.4
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 10.9 FTE · Whole workforce 22.1 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,492
Spend per pupil£7,739
Staff spend per pupil£5,818
Reserve per pupil£617
  • +£121,549revenue reserve
  • −£48,761in-year balance

Grants £7,146 · self-generated £346 · premises £325 per pupil