Christ Church CE Academy
Deighton Road, Deighton, Huddersfield, HD2 1JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margaret Farrell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Enhance Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 138584
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484226595
About this school
Christ Church CE Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 194 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected 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 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 61% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 75% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 79% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 CE 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church CE Academy compares
Christ Church CE Academy ranked 86th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.8% | 68% | 194 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy | 53% | 4.3% | 29.7% | 234 | 0.2 miles |
| Ashbrow School | 54% | 6.3% | 47.2% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas CE Primary School | — | — | — | 387 | 0.8 miles |
| Fixby Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | 307 | 1.0 miles |
| Birkby Junior School | 63% | 4.9% | 39.4% | 541 | 1.2 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)
- 68%
- English as an additional language
- 39.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Ashbrow School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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St Thomas CE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Fixby Junior and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Birkby Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Christ Church CE Academy ranks 31st of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
- Dalton School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ Church CE Academy teach?
- Christ Church CE Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ Church CE Academy?
- The headteacher of Christ Church CE Academy is Mrs Margaret Farrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ Church CE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church CE 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 big is Christ Church CE Academy?
- Christ Church CE Academy has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ Church CE Academy full?
- Christ Church CE Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 on roll (92%), 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 CE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church CE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Christ Church CE Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ Church CE Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Christ Church CE Academy?
- Christ Church CE Academy is part of ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ Church CE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 48% 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 CE Academy rank locally?
- Christ Church CE Academy ranked 86th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 CE Academy's absence rate?
- Christ Church CE Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ Church CE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church CE 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 1 July 2026.