St Christopher's RC Primary School is a primary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St Christopher's Road, Ashton-under-Lyne

School Information

Address: St Christopher's Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9DP
Website: www.st-christophers.tameside.sch.uk
Telephone: 01613305880
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Noone
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106256

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 251
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.5
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3 to 1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Christopher's RC Primary School
St Christopher's Road , OL6 9DP
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Rose Hill Road , OL6 8YG
3out of 4 740 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holden Clough Community Primary School
St. Albans Avenue , OL6 8XN
2out of 4 804 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Norman Road , OL6 8QG
3out of 4 959 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Inspire Academy
Mossley Road , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 9RU
3out of 4 963 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 480 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road , OL6 8BH
4out of 4 717 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Hill School
Thompson Cross , Stamford Street SK15 1LX
3out of 4 2,207 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road , OL6 9RL
- not rated 1,399 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 1,925 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Laycock School
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 503 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Works 4 U Summort (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
The Peacock , SK15 1EB
- not rated 1,946 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawrence House
The Coach House , Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ
- not rated 2,205 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Greater Manchester Alternative Provision
87 Blandford Street , Ashton Under Lyne ol6 7hw
- not rated 2,668 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Safe Start Education
1,2 and 4 Henry Square Chambers , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 7ST
- not rated 2,826 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.