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Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy

Primary

Hastings · Hastings · TN37 6JJ http://www.christchurch.academy

Pupils
428
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
29 Apr 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
3 Mar 2020
School inspection
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5 May 2017
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Hastings. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
50%
-15pp
LA
61%
England
63%
75%63%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
3%
-2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
92%
Would recommend
89%
Responses
37
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

92%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

92%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

89%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

19%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

73%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

81%

Q9. My child does well at this school

92%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

89%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

92%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

83%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

84%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

89%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
52%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
452
cap. 480
460450439
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
LA AVG 20.49:1
24.121.919.7
'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
32%
LA AVG 7.55%
33%31%30%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
50%
LA AVG 23.2%
56%53%49%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
36%
LA AVG 18.41%
37%32%27%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%6%5%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
15%
England
13%
23%16%10%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressWoodland Vale Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, TN37 6JJ
Telephone01424422953
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£7069 spend / pupil£7134 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2550%3%452
2023/2465%5%439
2022/2353%7%-0.30-3.20-0.70440
2018/1974%4%+0.10+0.80-0.40463
2017/1875%9%+2.10+1.00-0.50457
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%22%78%12%63%7%85%52%103.0101.0101.036%
2023/2477%27%82%18%75%22%92%67%106.0104.0102.037%
2022/2368%28%65%12%70%17%82%68%107.0104.0103.034%
2018/1985%17%91%15%83%13%91%74%104.0105.0104.026%
2017/1891%33%82%26%84%18%93%75%107.0104.0105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 May 2017 (was URN 114572)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2016/1761%4%-0.60+0.20-0.20480

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545223.336%32%50%6%19%
2023/2443923.937%32%53%7%22%
2022/2344019.734%30%56%7%22%
2021/2246021.927%31%56%7%22%
2020/2145221.928%30%49%
2018/1946321.326%28%51%4%10%
2017/1824.16%20%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.