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St Christopher Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Allesley Old Road, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9JG · st-christopher.coventry.sch.uk · 024 7667 5017
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Coventry 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.35 mi
- 0.57 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 (distance) · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 467
- 47 over 420 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6 (distance)” went to a home 0.35 mi (571 m) from the school. Source: Coventry Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 6 (distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Coventry it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Christopher Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 169
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (17%) with SEND