# Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 397 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E101793. [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 397
- Council: Croydon
- URN: 101793

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 March 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Purley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-nursery-school-e101704): 240 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, November 2023
- [Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margaret-roper-catholic-primary-school-e101797): 660 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thomas More Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-more-catholic-school-e101821): 660 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cumnor House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumnor-house-school-e101829): 670 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St David's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-school-e101839): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Harris Academy Purley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-purley-e135955): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/101793)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/101793)

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