St Christopher's RC Primary School
St Christopher's Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9DP
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Noone
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 106256
- Local authority
- Tameside
About this school
St Christopher's RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Christopher's RC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 94% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 100% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.40 | - | - |
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 St Christopher's RC 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 94% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Christopher's RC Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.6% | 24.2% | 242 | — |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 249 | 0.0 miles |
| Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy | 39% | 5.3% | 49.9% | 306 | 0.4 miles |
| Holden Clough Primary School | 74% | 4% | 26.6% | 297 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak | 65% | 6.2% | 68% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Inspire Academy | 67% | 4.3% | 41% | 435 | 0.5 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)
- 24.17%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 6.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Holden Clough Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Oasis Academy Broadoak0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Inspire Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tameside
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Christopher's RC Primary School teach?
- St Christopher's RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Has St Christopher's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Christopher's RC 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 St Christopher's RC Primary School?
- St Christopher's RC Primary School had 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Christopher's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Christopher's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Christopher's RC 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 7 July 2025.