Christ Church CofE Primary School
Church Road, Coseley, Bilston, WV14 8YB
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Christ Church CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Riley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 599
- Pupils on roll
- 591
- URN
- 103838
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
Christ Church CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bilston. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 591 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Christ Church CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 |
| Writing progress | -1.90 |
| Maths progress | -2.30 |
How Christ Church CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 22.9% | 591 | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 557 | 0.0 miles |
| Wallbrook Primary Academy | 47% | 7.6% | 51.4% | 263 | 0.3 miles |
| Wilkinson Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 46.7% | 480 | 0.7 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 33.8% | 658 | 0.8 miles |
| Wednesbury Oak Academy | 66% | 6.6% | 46.3% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Wallbrook Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Wilkinson Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Wednesbury Oak Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in Bilston
- Bilston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bramford Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Field View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hurst Hill Primary School Primary
- Loxdale Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stowlawn Primary School Primary
- Villiers Primary School Primary
- Wallbrook Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ Church CofE Primary School teach?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bilston.
- Has Christ Church CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Christ Church CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Christ Church CofE Primary School?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School had 591 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Christ Church CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.