Christ Church CofE Primary Academy

About Christ Church CofE Primary Academy

Christ Church CofE Primary Academy is a Church of England state primary in Stoke-on-Trent, led by headteacher Paula Scattergood. It sits within a local authority that contains 71 primary schools, 12 of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself ranks 52nd out of those 63 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half locally. Its nearest Outstanding-rated peer is Co-op Academy Glebe, just half a kilometre away, which shares the top ranking score of 90 alongside Goldenhill Primary Academy and Newstead Primary Academy. Christ Church serves a community with high levels of disadvantage: 45.2 per cent of its 221 pupils are eligible for free school meals, and the school is oversubscribed, with 36 applications for 24 places in the 2025/26 admissions round. It offers nursery provision for children from age three and has a religious character that shapes its identity, with a chapel on site and a forest school among its facilities.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement. Every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was rated Good. At key stage 2, 45 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Stoke-on-Trent LA average of 60 per cent. The school’s ranking on this metric places it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. In individual subjects, 74 per cent met the expected standard in maths, 71 per cent in writing, and 55 per cent in reading. At the higher standard, just 3 per cent achieved the combined benchmark, with 16 per cent reaching it in maths and reading, and 10 per cent in writing. Average scaled scores were 103 in maths and 102 in reading.

The school provides a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, library, playing fields, forest school and chapel. Sports on offer include netball, tennis, dance, athletics, cross country, rounders and swimming, while clubs cover gardening, book club, film club and science club. SEND provision is in place for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With 221 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is slightly over capacity and oversubscribed, receiving 23 first-preference applications for its 24 places. This is a school that suits families looking for a faith-based primary in Stoke-on-Trent with nursery provision, a strong improvement trajectory in its Ofsted record, and a broad extracurricular offer despite below-average academic outcomes compared with the local authority.

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