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Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Erith · DA8 3DG www.christchurch.bexley.sch.uk

Pupils
498
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
3 Jun 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
1 Oct 2020
Monitoring visit
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28 Apr 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Bexley. 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
64%
-6pp
LA
67%
England
63%
75%69%63%
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RWM higher
12%
+1pp
LA
13%
England
8%
17%12%6%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 106.64
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.75
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
544
cap. 630
585537488
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Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
LA AVG 22.17:1
24.722.319.9
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EAL
23%
LA AVG 28.2%
28%25%22%
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FSM eligible
21%
LA AVG 21.21%
24%22%20%
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SEN
23%
LA AVG 18.22%
23%18%13%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
12%
England
13%
19%12%6%
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Overview

AddressLesney Park Road, Erith, DA8 3DG
Telephone01322333780
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£6653 spend / pupil£7175 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
2024/2564%12%544
2023/2470%11%555
2022/2363%6%+0.90-0.90+1.10577
2018/1968%13%+0.60+0.50+1.10543
2017/1875%12%+0.50+0.00+1.50529
2016/1764%17%-0.50+0.30+1.90488
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2574%32%70%19%74%31%82%76%104.0104.0105.023%
2023/2479%29%80%21%79%37%82%78%106.0106.0108.019%
2022/2380%34%67%11%73%29%83%78%106.0105.0107.013%
2018/1976%27%81%23%83%35%89%90%105.0106.0108.015%
2017/1881%36%83%27%83%36%92%88%106.0107.0108.014%
2016/1769%24%86%21%79%36%88%90%105.0107.0109.014%

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 18 Dec 2012 (was URN 134358)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554423.723%23%21%4%12%
2023/2455522.219%22%20%5%14%
2022/2357719.913%22%22%6%19%
2021/2257622.814%26%23%6%17%
2020/2158522.013%26%23%
2018/1954322.615%27%24%4%6%
2017/1852924.714%26%22%3%8%
2016/1748822.014%28%24%3%6%

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