Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
Lesney Park Road, Erith, DA8 3DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Claudet Hedman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Sponsor
- Trinitas Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 498
- URN
- 139212
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322333780
About this school
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 498 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 76 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 (Erith) 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 577 |
| 2023/24 | 555 |
| 2024/25 | 544 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School compares
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School ranked 36th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.5% | 21.1% | 498 | — |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary School | 68% | 2.9% | 26.7% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Lime Wood Primary School | — | 4.7% | 27.9% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | 56% | 5.8% | 40.2% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Peareswood Primary School | 85% | 6.2% | 52.1% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Barnehurst Infant School | — | 4.9% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.8 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)
- 21.14%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Lime Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Fairford Academy Barnehurst0.6 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Peareswood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Barnehurst Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Erith
Other schools in Erith
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School teach?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the principal of Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School?
- The principal of Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School is Mrs Claudet Hedman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ Church (Erith) 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 (Erith) CofE Primary School?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School has 498 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School full?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 498 on roll (79%), 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 (Erith) CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School is part of TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 (Erith) CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School ranked 36th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 (Erith) CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church (Erith) 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 1 July 2026.