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Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV6 8LG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 October 2024

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At a glance

244 pupils · 95% of 256 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
28.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.christchurchfederation.co.uk/
URN
104366

In figures

At its inspection on 8 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

66 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Wolverhampton average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 18 miles awayGood83%
Osbaldwick Primary AcademyYork · 105 miles awayGood60%
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyChorley · 76 miles awayExpected standard62%
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolWarrington · 64 miles awayGood67%
Millfields Primary AcademyNantwich · 36 miles awayGood71%
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary OverieLONDON · 116 miles awayOutstanding93%
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyBridlington · 131 miles awayGood35%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 117 miles awayExpected standard67%
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPreston · 81 miles awayRequires improvement52%
Corby Old Village Primary SchoolCorby · 63 miles awayGood63%
Milldown CofE AcademyBlandford Forum · 119 miles awayGood48%
St Mary's CofE Primary School RawtenstallROSSENDALE · 77 miles awayNo current grade50%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 41% (Wolverhampton 34%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 25% (Wolverhampton 19%, England 4%) · Black African 10% (Wolverhampton 12%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Wolverhampton 0%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.20 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wolverhampton: 1.82 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
26.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

66% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 24% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

23.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,162; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,670
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £133,409; in-year balance +£44,443

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health36.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65%62.3%
Social housing18.8%17.1%
Privately rented14.3%20.5%
Detached houses26.5%22.9%
Flats25%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van29%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010548 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£275,000341 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£412,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (133)£443,000
Semi-detached (63)£255,000
Terraced (72)£227,500
Flat (73)£135,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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