Churchtown Primary School
St Cuthbert's Road, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Co Headteacher
- Mrs Jinnie Payne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 146688
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704508500
About this school
Churchtown Primary School is a primary academy in Southport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 660 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 119 | 108 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 62% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Churchtown 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.3% | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 743 |
| 2023/24 | 696 |
| 2024/25 | 676 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchtown Primary School compares
Churchtown Primary School ranked 44th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 660 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 14.2% | 319 | 0.3 miles |
| Larkfield Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 22.6% | 256 | 0.3 miles |
| Marshside Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 204 | 0.9 miles |
| Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.6% | 47.3% | 194 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5% | 31.3% | 158 | 1.1 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)
- 15.05%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Larkfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Marshside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southport
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Southport
Churchtown Primary School ranks 12th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Southport.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primary
- Larkfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Churchtown Primary School teach?
- Churchtown Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the co headteacher of Churchtown Primary School?
- The co headteacher of Churchtown Primary School is Mrs Jinnie Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churchtown Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchtown 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 Churchtown Primary School?
- Churchtown Primary School has 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Churchtown Primary School full?
- Churchtown Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 660 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 Churchtown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Churchtown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Churchtown Primary School a selective school?
- No. Churchtown Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Churchtown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Churchtown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Churchtown Primary School?
- Churchtown Primary School is part of ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Churchtown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Churchtown Primary School rank locally?
- Churchtown Primary School ranked 44th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Churchtown Primary School's absence rate?
- Churchtown Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churchtown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchtown 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 10 July 2026.