Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 February 2026

Pupils thrive as valued individuals here. Leaders and staff take great care to understand pupils' interests, aspirations and their needs. Pupils are safe. Relationships between pupils and staff are warm, respectful and trusting. Pastoral support is highly responsive to pupils' circumstances and needs. This helps to foster a 'family' environment, where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging. Pupils enjoy studying a broad range of subjects in depth. In Years 7, 8 and 9 they are provided with ample opportunity to develop detailed knowledge. This provides a secure footing for more specialised study later. Across the curriculum, pupils recall prior learning well and build on it successfully. Those with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported in their learning. This includes through skilled work by additional adults. Pupils, and post-16 students, achieve high outcomes over time. Careers education supports pupils well to make ambitious and well-judged choices about their next steps. Pupils are provided with the support that they need to be successful in reaching their chosen destinations. Pupils behave courteously and typically meet the school's high expectations of their conduct. Learning proceeds uninterrupted. Pupils move around the school site in a calm and orderly manner. This makes for a pleasant environment, where pupils feel safe and typically at ease. Older pupils, including those in the sixth form, act as excellent role models for younger pupils and routinely support them. Bullying is rare and well dealt with when it does occur.

What the school should improve

• Leaders and those responsible for governance should further develop their work to increase the attendance of all pupils, and disadvantaged pupils in particular.
• Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work to continually strengthen teaching so that any minor variation in the delivery of the curriculum is addressed and highly effective teaching is maintained.

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