Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street, Bootle, L20 3JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Lynsey Gregory
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- URN
- 104893
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519222136
About this school
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bootle. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 440 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 67% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 77% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 75% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 77% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School compares
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 62nd of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.6% | 56.4% | 440 | — |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| Bedford Primary School | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 393 | 0.5 miles |
| Linacre Primary School | 17% | 11% | 59.2% | 134 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.2% | 49.4% | 312 | 0.5 miles |
| Thomas Gray Primary School | — | 9.4% | 73.5% | 318 | 0.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.43%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 24.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Bedford Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Linacre Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
All Saints Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Thomas Gray Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Bootle
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Bootle.
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primary
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School teach?
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bootle.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School is Miss Lynsey Gregory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School has 440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School full?
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 440 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 62nd of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church Church of England Controlled 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 29 June 2026.