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Christ Church CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Susan Davies-Beckett

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChesterfield, S41 7JU

language Visit Website phone 1246273569

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

172

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Christ Church CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 194 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #2,632 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 25.3:1. 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

73%

LA 58%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 2.3

4.5

Write

LA -0.2

2.2 to 6.7

2.6

Maths

LA -0.4

0.4 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.5

-5.1 to -0.2

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 3.3

0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.9 to 3.3

-0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-3.8 to 2.2

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.6 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-07-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-29

None EIF

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 194 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)	194	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	163	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	179	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	184	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils