Christchurch Primary School

About Christchurch Primary School

Christchurch Primary School in Redbridge holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, but the detail is more interesting than the headline. The school was previously rated Outstanding overall in 2008, and while its overall effectiveness has settled at Good, inspectors still judged personal development to be Outstanding in the latest visit. Academically, the school’s key stage 2 results for 2023/24 tell a strong story: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Redbridge local authority average of 74%. That places Christchurch 10th out of 50 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 20% locally and the top 8% nationally. The school also ranks 260th out of 1,592 primary schools across London.

Digging into the individual subject scores, the picture is consistently solid. In maths, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard and 57% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. Reading saw 92% at expected and 38% at the higher level, with an average score of 109. Writing was slightly lower, with 86% at expected and 17% at the higher level. The school’s overall ranking score of 83 puts it just behind local peers like Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School and Cleveland Road Primary School, the nearest Outstanding-rated school, which is 1.1 km away. Christchurch is a large primary, with 1,117 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,154, and it is clearly oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 305 applications for 135 places, with 108 first-preference offers made.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three and has a wide range of facilities including music rooms, art studios, a sports hall, playing fields, a gymnasium, an ICT suite, a sensory room and even a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, football, dance and cross country, while clubs cover drama, book club, coding and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 14.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Christchurch serves a diverse community. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a large, well-equipped setting with a clear track record of high attainment and a personal development focus that inspectors rate as outstanding.

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