Christ Church CofE Primary School
Shieldfield Green, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Sandra Furno
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 108493
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912328054
About this school
Christ Church CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 48% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 62% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 71% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 CofE 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church CofE Primary School compares
Christ Church CofE Primary School ranked 41st of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.6% | 59.2% | 126 | — |
| Hotspur Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 44.1% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School | 33% | 4.9% | 28.5% | 162 | 0.7 miles |
| Byker Primary School | 64% | 8% | 80.6% | 391 | 0.9 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton | 70% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 56.2% | 226 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.2%
- English as an additional language
- 75.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 20.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hotspur Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Byker Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Christ Church CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Ivy Road Primary School Primary
- Newburn Manor Primary School Primary
- Ravenswood Primary School Primary
- North East Futures UTC Secondary
- Benton Dene School Special schools
- Talbot House Children's Charity Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ Church CofE Primary School teach?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ Church CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ Church CofE Primary School is Ms Sandra Furno, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ Church CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church CofE 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 big is Christ Church CofE Primary School?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ Church CofE Primary School full?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School has capacity for 176 pupils and 126 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Newcastle.
- Does Christ Church CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ Church CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Christ Church CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Christ Church CofE Primary School ranked 41st of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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 CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ Church CofE 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 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 29 June 2026.