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Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Weston-super-Mare

Good
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Weston-super-Mare, part of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 22 schools in Weston-super-Mare with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Christ Church Church of England Primary School in detail

Christ Church Church of England Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Everything we do at Christ Church is designed to keep the children at the heart of it. Christ Church children are very special to me and to all of our team."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports and art.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Christ Church Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 71% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Christ Church Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Christ Church Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Christ Church Church of England Primary School are Walliscote Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 63% maths); Ashcombe Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths); Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, 62% reading, 62% maths); and Bournville Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 49% reading, 37% maths).

Christ Church Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Walliscote Primary SchoolAshcombe Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolBournville Primary School

The trust

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

43.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (10%) and Mixed (8%).

Staffing

Christ Church Church of England Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Weston-super-Mare Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

27 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is George Street, 20 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Christ Church Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 594 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

Christ Church Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Christ Church Church of England Primary School are Hans Price Academy (0.8 miles) and Broadoak Academy (1.4 miles).

Hans Price AcademyBroadoak Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Kerry James
Pupils:193
LA:North Somerset
Phone:01934620738
Address:Baker Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3AF
Trust:KALEIDOSCOPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 May 2023View full report
URN:144920
UKPRN:10065058
Diocese:Diocese of Bath and Wells
Constituency:Weston-Super-Mare
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

23.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+2ppWriting-1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.6

Avg class size

27.3

Infant (KS1)

27.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in North Somerset

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Christ Church Church of England Primary School.

  • Future Stars Coaching at Christ Church CE Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Somerset's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Weston-super-Mare Rail Station (Entrance)
522m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

George Street (Stop JJ)
15m · 0 min walk
Gerard Road (Stop B)
102m · 2 min walk
Hans Price Close (S-bound)
179m · 3 min walk
Alfred Street (Stop C)
182m · 3 min walk
Boulevard (Stop G)
220m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Christ Church Church of England Primary School is in North Somerset; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
56
Fatal
1
Serious
13
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 13 serious and 42 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.

12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in North Somerset is 5 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Christ Church Church of England Primary School

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Christ Church Church of England Primary School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in North Somerset got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

208 pupils

205 places

3 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Weston-super-Mare

Low pressure
New homes approved:770
Projected new pupils:193

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Weston-super-Mare

Across North Somerset council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

2,490

Applications

1,984

Got 1st preference

96.8%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across North Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

23 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
15 February 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

19 March 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

34

SEN Support

9

EHC Plans

22.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Speech, Language & Communication14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Other3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
43.0%
Asian
9.8%
Black
7.2%
Mixed
7.7%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
2.1%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals23.3%
English as Additional Language43.5%

193

Total Pupils

97

Boys

96

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

12.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,380

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,008

Per pupil

£1385k

Total funding

£73k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£143,422
EAL funding£34,616
Lump sum£147,311

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

13.7%

Persistent absence

190

Enrolments

Authorised4.6%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)13.7%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

6.1%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
7.3%
21/22
7.7%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
5.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Christ Church Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Christ Church Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.

What is Christ Church Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023.

What is the catchment area for Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Christ Church Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, North Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Christ Church Church of England Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School has around 193 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at Christ Church Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Apply through North Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Christ Church Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Christ Church Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Future Stars Coaching at Christ Church CE Primary School (registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 13 serious and 42 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Somerset is 5 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is at Baker Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3AF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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