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Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Church Street, Walshaw, Bury BL8 3AX · christchurch.bury.sch.uk · 01204 883415
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 214
- 79% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Bury it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105341)
Ofsted
Christ Church CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 57
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (19%) with SEND