Christ Church CofE Primary School

About Christ Church CofE Primary School

Christ Church CofE Primary School sits within Salford local authority, a borough with 75 primary schools where only nine hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school ranks 16th in Salford, placing it comfortably in the top quarter of primaries locally. Its closest Outstanding neighbour is St Mary’s RC Primary School, 0.9 km away, while the top three peers by ranking score are Broadoak Primary School, St Mary’s RC, and St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School. With a Church of England character and a mixed intake from ages three to eleven, Christ Church serves 223 pupils against a capacity of 240, and 47.1 per cent of children are eligible for free school meals — a figure that reflects the school’s role in a diverse community. The school has nursery provision and is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 42 applications for 30 places, with 26 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.4.

Academically, Christ Church performs above the Salford average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 61 per cent. The school’s ranking score of 68, based on that combined measure, places it in the top 50 nationally. Subject-level results show 75 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 71 per cent in maths, and 71 per cent in writing. At the higher standard, 21 per cent achieved in reading, 29 per cent in maths, and 7 per cent in both writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2017, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2015.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, a sports hall, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, tennis, netball, dance, cross country, gymnastics and rounders, while clubs include coding, chess, science club, book club, choir and film club. SEND support is extensive, with provisions for moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. Oversubscription means families should apply early, and the school’s Church of England character may be a factor for some parents. Christ Church suits families who want a well-regarded state primary in Salford with strong SEND support, a faith background, and academic results that consistently beat the local average.

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