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Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales162 pupilsNurserySwansea
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families21%
Pupils with additional learning needs8%
Pupils on roll162
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.4

Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Swansea for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 162 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Rodney Street, Swansea, SA1 3UA01792 510900All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Swansea council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll162
Pupils from low-income families21%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support8%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English31%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils66%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 4 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals21.4%24.0%24.8%24.9%22.2%19.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)7.6%15.9%5.1%24.0%20.0%25.6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language31.4%26.9%29.7%33.9%28.3%24.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils66.1%65.3%63.6%62.0%59.2%55.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance94.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.6%95.6%20192023: 94.0%94.0%20232024: 93.9%93.9%20242025: 94.4%94.4%2025
Since 2019: -1.2%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£5,6922025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,6533,65320202021: 4,0384,03820212022: 4,3174,31720222023: 4,6224,62220232024: 4,8984,89820242025: 4,9824,98220252026: 5,6925,6922026
Since 2020: +2,039

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £14 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m70312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate79 per 1,000 people13% lower than the England average
Typical house price£202,000Swansea
Nearest bus stop140 mSwansea Crown Court, 13 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
St Helen's Primary SchoolCouncil180 m270Estyn, no gradeCompare
Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-MorCouncil870 m299Estyn, no gradeCompare
Terrace Road Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles312Estyn, no gradeCompare
Brynmill Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles291Estyn, no gradeCompare
Sea View Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles236Estyn, no gradeCompare
Townhill Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles483Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Joseph's Cathedral Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.3 miles503Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Thomas Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles420Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

162 pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

Contact and details

Address
Rodney Street, Swansea, SA1 3UA
Telephone
01792 510900
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Swansea
Ward
Castle
Constituency
Swansea West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400949 · School number 6703306
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “162” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “21.4” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from