Christ Church CofE First School
Christ Church CofE First School is a converter academy in Stone for boys and girls aged 5 to 9. It has 120 pupils and room for 150. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Northesk Street, Stone, ST15 8EP01785 336545christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.ukMrs Amy Graham headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
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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.
About 10 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 17% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
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 Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 22.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (7), emotional and mental health (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Specific learning difficulty (3), language and communications needs (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 120 | 122 | 122 | 139 | 146 | 139 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 17% | 22% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.5% | 14.3% | 12.0% | 25.0% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 160 m | 221 | Outstanding 2022 | 99 | Compare |
| Christ Church Academy | Academy | 520 m | 540 | Report card 2026 | 58 | Compare |
| Manor Hill First School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 260 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Pirehill First School | Council | 0.8 miles | 245 | Report card 2026 | 48 | Compare |
| Walton Priory Middle School | Council | 0.9 miles | 542 | No overall grade 2025 | 72 | Compare |
| St Michael's CofE (C) First School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 184 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Oulton CofE First School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 77 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Springfields First School | Council | 2.3 miles | 138 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Christ Church CofE First School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Christ Church CofE First School yet.
How many pupils does Christ Church CofE First School have?
120 pupils aged 5 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 80% full.
Is Christ Church CofE First School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 10 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Christ Church CofE First School?
Pupils were in school 95.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Christ Church CofE First School?
The average class had 24.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 20% of classes 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
- Northesk Street, Stone, ST15 8EP
- Telephone
- 01785 336545
- Website
- www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Graham
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Lichfield
- Multi-academy trust
- The Key Educational Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- St Michael's & Stonefield
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142421 · LAESTAB 8603142 · UKPRN 10054634
- Formerly
- Christ Church CofE (C) First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.