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Christ Church CE Academy

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

personMrs Nikki Summers

corporate_fareENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHuddersfield, HD2 1JP

language Visit Website phone 1484226595

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

219

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Christ Church CE Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Huddersfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church CE Academy is an academy sponsor led in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 68% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #90 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #12,704 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. 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

48%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing48% LA 69%

Maths56% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.6

-4.1 to 0.8

-0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 1.7

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.8

-4.2 to 0.9

0.3

Write

LA -0.7

-2.1 to 2.7

0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 61%

Reading50% LA 71%

Writing71% LA 74%

Maths54% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.8

-3.8 to 0.8

2.9

Write

LA -1.1

0.7 to 5.1

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.9 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 December 2021

Inspection Report

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04 October 2016

Inspection Report

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17 September 2014

Inspection Report

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07 May 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 213 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	219	5	2.3%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	13	6.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	10	4.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	213	16	7.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	21	10.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	230	9	3.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	3	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	11	5.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	6	2.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	218	14	6.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	224	10	4.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	216	10	4.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	9	4.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	217	7	3.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	10	4.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	14	6.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	218	7	3.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	8	3.7%	0.5%	0

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 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils