Christ Church Academy
Old Road, Stone, ST15 8JD
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Tara Thorn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 566
- Pupils on roll
- 540
- URN
- 136961
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785334900
About this school
Christ Church Academy is a Church of England middle academy in Stone. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 540 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ Church Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- 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 | 136 | 122 | 142 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 65% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 72% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 546 |
| 2023/24 | 538 |
| 2024/25 | 545 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church Academy compares
Christ Church Academy ranked 164th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.4% | 20.2% | 540 | — |
| Walton Priory Middle School | 52% | 5.2% | 18.6% | 542 | 1.3 miles |
| Alleyne's Academy | — | 8.3% | 18.4% | 846 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church CofE First School | — | 4.4% | 22.1% | 120 | 0.3 miles |
| St Dominic's Priory School | — | — | 0% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| St Dominic's Catholic Primary School | 92% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 221 | 0.4 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)
- 20.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 13.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walton Priory Middle School1.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stone
-
Alleyne's Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Stone
-
Christ Church CofE First School0.3 miles
Primary · Stone
-
St Dominic's Priory School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Stone
-
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stone
Other schools in Stone
- Walton Priory Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Christ Church CofE First School Primary
- Manor Hill First School Primary
- Oulton CofE First School Primary
- Pirehill First School Primary
- Springfields First School Primary
- St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE (C) First School Primary
- Alleyne's Academy Secondary
- St Dominic's Priory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Christ Church Academy teach?
- Christ Church Academy teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Stone.
- Who is the principal of Christ Church Academy?
- The principal of Christ Church Academy is Mrs Tara Thorn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ Church Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church Academy, 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 Academy?
- Christ Church Academy has 540 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Christ Church Academy full?
- Christ Church Academy has capacity for 566 pupils and 540 on roll (95%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Is Christ Church Academy part of an academy trust?
- Christ Church Academy is part of THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ Church Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Christ Church Academy ranked 164th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Christ Church Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ Church Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church Academy'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 15 July 2026.