Voluntary controlled school · Sefton

Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School

2–11Ages
440Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104893URN

Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street, Bootle, L20 3JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

80 applications for 45 places · 60th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

30 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 45 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 1.4; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sefton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	80	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2025	53	80	1.5	49	0.92
Sep 2024	52	83	1.6	50	0.96
Sep 2023	54	81	1.5	49	0.91
Sep 2022	35	69	2.0	34	0.97
Sep 2021	54	87	1.6	51	0.94
Sep 2020	57	81	1.4	42	0.74
Sep 2019	46	86	1.9	44	0.96
Sep 2018	54	93	1.7	46	0.85
Sep 2017	54	86	1.6	48	0.89
Sep 2016	58	81	1.4	54	0.93
Sep 2015	53	88	1.7	42	0.79
Sep 2014	42	76	1.8	34	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 58% · Maths 54% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%62nd of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	2%	101	99
2023/24	67%	3%	105	104
2022/23	53%	0%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bedford Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

2026

1.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Linacre Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

2026

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gray Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place
King's Lander Primary Academy
1.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104893 · 343/3000
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 450 pupils · 440 on roll
Free school meals: 50.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street, Bootle, L20 3JL
Local authority: Sefton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources