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Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School

Primary · Erith · DA8 3DG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

498 pupils · 79% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
23.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.christchurch.bexley.sch.uk
URN
139212

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 52 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 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 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 52 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Bexley average67.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Leighton AcademyCrewe · 159 miles awayGood63%
Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary SchoolCatterick Garrison · 215 miles awayGood38%
Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolHove · 46 miles awayExpected standard63%
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary AcademySwindon · 86 miles awayGood45%
Court Lane Junior AcademyPortsmouth · 69 miles awayGood57%
Barlows Primary SchoolLiverpool · 190 miles awayGood78%
Cawston Grange Primary SchoolRugby · 88 miles awayStrong standard64%
Mayplace Primary SchoolBarnehurst · 1 miles awayGood66%
Outwoods Primary SchoolBurton-on-Trent · 121 miles awayExpected standard57%
Harriers Banbury AcademyBanbury · 76 miles awayGood60%
Penwortham Primary SchoolLondon · 14 miles awayOutstanding72%
Hampton Junior SchoolHampton · 24 miles awayOutstanding77%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
12 of 12 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 50% (Bexley 13%, England 5%) · White British 9% (Bexley 46%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 6% (Bexley 7%, England 4%) · Any other White background 6% (Bexley 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Bexley 5%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bexley 4%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Bexley 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Bexley 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 3% (Bexley 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Bexley 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bexley 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Bexley 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bexley 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Bexley 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bexley 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Bexley 1%, England 0%)

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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.94 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bexley: 1.83 suspensions and 0.01 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
22.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

59.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 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 £54,529; 20% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,653
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £716,000; in-year balance +£284,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.8%62.3%
Social housing11.2%17.1%
Privately rented12%20.5%
Detached houses17.9%22.9%
Flats32%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000407 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000382 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£260,000–£405,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£540,000
Semi-detached (98)£421,000
Terraced (135)£368,000
Flat (137)£242,000

Homes around this school are dearer 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
50an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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