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Christ Church CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Sandra Furno

location_onNewcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XA

language Visit Website phone 1912328054

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

129

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Christ Church CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 135 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #8,983 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing65% LA 71%

Maths82% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.1

-6.9 to -0.1

-0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-3.5 to 3.1

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.7 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 1.5

-0.3 to 6.2

5.7

Write

LA 1.5

2.7 to 8.7

2.5

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.4 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 68%

Reading60% LA 77%

Writing60% LA 78%

Maths70% LA 78%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 1.5

-4.5 to 4.3

-3.6

Write

LA 1.3

-7.8 to 0.6

2.2

Maths

LA 1.6

-1.8 to 6.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 November 2021

Inspection Report

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11 October 2016

Inspection Report

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07 December 2012

Inspection Report

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16 November 2010

Inspection Report

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15 January 2008

Inspection Report

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15 May 2007

Inspection Report

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21 September 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-12-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 135 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	135	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	137	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	150	2	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	129	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	124	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	144	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	144	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	123	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Christ Church CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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