Christ Church Academy
Old Road, Stone, ST15 8JD
540 pupils · 95% of 566 capacity
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.42 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2024 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 16 | 13 | 26 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Walton Priory Middle School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oldfields Hall Middle School 18.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Windsor Park CE Middle School 18.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Penkridge Middle School 20.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ryecroft CofE Middle School 21.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- James Bateman Middle School 22.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.