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Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill

Primary · ages 5-11MixedChurch of England207 pupilsLondonGreenwich
School Chooser Score
89
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 78 to 96, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 83% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, November 2023
Reached the expected level at 1173%England 63%
Attendance96.6%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families13%Far fewer than most schools
Places3 spare207 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher22.5School workforce census

Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in London for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 207 pupils and room for 210. About 13 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 89 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3RS020 8856 4513ccshprimary.org.ukMrs Anne-Marie Bahlol headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1173%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level20%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score112.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score109.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 90%90%20172018: 74%74%20182019: 83%83%20192023: 73%73%20232024: 79%79%20242025: 73%73%2025
Since 2017: -17%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017GreenwichEngland
Pupils tested302930293130
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%79%73%83%74%90%74%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths20%17%7%21%19%27%15%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score112.0111.0109.0109.0109.0111.0107.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score109.0108.0107.0110.0110.0112.0106.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0110.0109.0113.0111.0113.0107.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard90%93%90%100%84%100%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard87%83%83%97%94%97%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)80%83%77%86%77%90%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.9+1.2+2.1+4.6
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.6+1.0+3.6+5.3
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged67%43%71%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged75%83%86%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
67%75%
Gap 8 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
77%71%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%20%
Gap 20 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Full208 pupils for 188 places, 2024/25
111% full

The school is full, with 20 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Greenwich council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll207Census January 2026
Places21099% full
Pupils from low-income families13%13% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English20%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%45 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%15 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.56 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)13%£40,300 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls119 / 88
White British pupils43%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.7 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (25), emotional and mental health (13), Moderate learning difficulty (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Vision impairment (2), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll207208209209210209
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals13%13%12%14%11%10%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language20%20%17%17%14%17%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support19%18%15%13%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%5%3%4%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school4.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.4%3.2%3.2%4.4%2.3%2.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.0%2.7%3.0%4.0%2.1%2.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.3%0.5%0.3%0.4%0.2%0.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence4.9%3.3%0.5%6.1%1.6%2.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.2full-time equivalent, 11 people
Pupils per teacher22.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£64,980
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.32024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,365England £7,738. Total £1.7m
Income per pupil£8,026England £7,697. Total £1.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,760England £3,480
Money in reserve2%Very little put by: £31k, £149 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£71kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,365spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m18312 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate73 per 1,000 people20% lower than the England average
Typical house price£460,000Greenwich
Nearest bus stop110 mRed Lion Lane, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Deansfield Primary SchoolAcademy850 m461No overall grade 202598Compare
Eglinton Primary SchoolCouncil980 m360No overall grade 202592Compare
Plumcroft Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles1,056Good 202379Compare
Notre Dame Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles184Good 2023Compare
Gordon Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles439Good 202384Compare
St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.9 miles201Good 202360Compare
Henwick Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles332Good 202477Compare
Nightingale Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles224Report card 202690Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill with the 42 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 42 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats83%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 89 is 22 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 6 · middle 68 · highest 99100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 42 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Barnehurst Infant SchoolAcademy4.4 miles218Outstanding 202395Compare
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England9.8 miles204Outstanding 202496Compare
St Peter's Primary SchoolChurch of England13.1 miles210Outstanding 202399Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 89 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 89% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 78 to 96. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.22
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 30 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.07
DfE progress measure; 30 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.09
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well above
+0.11
2024/25; 184 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.15
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 30 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill scores 89 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 78 to 96, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill good at its last full inspection on 14 November 2023.

How good are Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 73% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 20% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill have?

207 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 99% full.

Is Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 20 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill?

Pupils were in school 96.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill?

The average class had 29.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3RS
Telephone
020 8856 4513
Website
www.ccshprimary.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Anne-Marie Bahlol
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Southwark
Local authority
Greenwich
Ward
Shooters Hill
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100166 · LAESTAB 2033331 · UKPRN 10076255

Where these figures come from