Christ Church Church of England Primary School

About Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Christ Church Church of England Primary School sits within the Greenwich local authority, where it ranks 40th out of 57 primary schools based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That places it in the top 50% of primaries in the borough, though it is some way behind the top-performing local peers: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Eltham Church of England Primary School and Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School, each of which scores in the mid-80s on the same metric. The school is a small, Church of England state primary with 154 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, and it serves a community with a notably high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals — 50.6%, well above the national average. Its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2013, rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed that the school remains Good, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2009.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 66% of Christ Church's Year 6 pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly below the Greenwich local authority average of 71%. The school's individual subject results show a mixed picture: 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 72% in writing and 72% in maths, with average scaled scores of 105 in both reading and maths. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was just 3%, and in maths only 17% achieved the higher benchmark. Reading saw 28% of pupils reach the higher standard, while writing had 10%. The school's national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the 41st percentile, and within London it sits in the 62nd percentile. There is no published progress data for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a chapel, and runs clubs such as book club, drama, art club, gardening and film club. Sports on offer include athletics, netball, cricket, swimming and rounders. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school is oversubscribed: 27 places attracted 76 total applications, with 21 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.81. This is a small, faith-based primary that suits families in Greenwich who value a Church of England ethos and a school that has improved its Ofsted rating, though those prioritising higher academic outcomes may want to look at the top-ranked local primaries.

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