Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Hastings, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school in Hastings, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 44.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, TN37 6JJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel valued and cared for at this welcoming, vibrant school.”
- “They are confident that their views matter.”
- “A pupil summed this up by saying, ‘I am able to be heard, allowed to have an opinion and to share it.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ knowledge of how to spell new words is not well developed.”
- “This hampers some pupils’ ability to write accurately.”
- “However, some pupils in key stage 2 still struggle to learn and apply phonics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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 East Sussex.
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollington Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Churchwood Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published