Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Bootle, Sefton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sefton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Bootle, Sefton for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 June 2023. Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 4th lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 45.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 47.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sefton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street, Bootle, L20 3JL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 440 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy at this nurturing school, where everyone is valued and included.”
- “They understand that staff know them extremely well, take good care of them and keep them safe.”
- “Leaders’ expectations of how pupils behave are very high.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teaching moves on too quickly before all pupils have embedded new knowledge.”
- “As a result, at times, a number of pupils spend too much time on tasks they cannot complete successfully.”
- “However, despite the school’s considerable work with families, a significant minority of pupils are too often absent and so miss important learning and opportunities for wider development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 39% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sefton.
- Bedford Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Linacre Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas Gray Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Lander Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Springwell Park Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published