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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 104893

Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Bootle · L20 3JL

Ages 2–11 · 440 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-09-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
349

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

440 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
440
Boys / girls
243 / 197
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
440 / 450 (98%)
Free school meals
50.8%
FSM pupils
199
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Lynsey Gregory

Location

Address
Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street
Postcode
L20 3JL
Town
Bootle
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Bootle, Sefton, 440 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Bootle
20
Primary schools in Bootle
14
Academies among open schools in Bootle
35% (7)
Open schools in L20
14
Primary in L20
9
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Bootle · L20 9EB · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Bedford Primary School

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    • KS239%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

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  • Linacre Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence10.2%
    • FSM64.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • All Saints Catholic Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Thomas Gray Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • FSM69.2%

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  • King's Lander Primary Academy

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • FSM49.3%

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  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8JH · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM49.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lynsey Gregory
Telephone
01519222136
Website
www.christchurchce.co.uk/

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