Christ Church Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 April 2026

Pupils love attending this welcoming school. As a result, their attendance is a strength and consistently high over time. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. They are polite and respectful. They forge warm and respectful relationships across the school community, both with other pupils, staff and the school dog, Minnie. Older pupils show care and guidance to the younger pupils and act as mentors and role models. Pupils thrive in the many leadership roles they carry out. From 'Prefect' to 'Form Captain', and 'Hope Ambassador' to 'Super Six leader', the pupils agree that these roles help them to make a positive contribution to the school. Over their time in school, pupils achieve well. Pupils take their end of key stage 2 tests after being at the school for five terms. In the main, pupils achieve close to other pupils nationally. However, these tests do not always reflect the extent and depth of knowledge that pupils learn over the four years at the school. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities progress well through their learning. They are ably supported by skilled adults to ensure that learning is well matched to the needs of the pupils. Some pupils, however, do not grasp learning as quickly as they could because some staff do not consistently address gaps in foundational knowledge. Pupils feel safe and secure in the school. They benefit from high-quality experiences and learning that teaches them how to be safe and confident individuals. For example, all pupils have road safety sessions to help in the transition of walking to school in Year 5. Pupils benefit from the school's comprehensive wider curriculum offer. All pupils benefit from very well-considered and bespoke careers guidance. This helps pupils to develop an in-depth understanding about next steps and the choices available to them.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that staff check how well pupils have learned new knowledge and identify and address any misconceptions quickly so as to build pupils' foundational knowledge over time.
• Leaders should ensure that all staff share leaders' high expectations of pupils' spelling, handwriting and presentation so that the quality of work in books is consistent across all subjects and year groups.

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