Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.14 miles
Published by Salford City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christ Church CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 February 2023. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church CofE 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 | 1.14 mi |
| 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 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.14 miles away, 4th longest of 26 Salford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 48.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 40.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Nelson Street, Patricroft, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0GZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Christ Church C of E Primary.”
- “They said that they feel part of a happy and welcoming school community.”
- “Leaders have the highest of ambition for pupils, both in their learning and behaviour.”
To improve
- “Staffing changes and the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted some pupils’ learning.”
- “As a result, pupils have some gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Some teachers do not revisit key concepts frequently enough or they ask pupils to move on to more complex content before they have mastered earlier concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 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) | 66% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 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 Salford.
- Lewis Street Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beech Street Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gilbert's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westwood Park Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published