Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
This school
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
Junior school
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
Partner junior school
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
Year 3 to Year 6 · 330 m away from Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 29 November 2023
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend.
Children from here take SATs in Year 6 at Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
75%
met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, against 63% across England.
See Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend's resultsSchool workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
96%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
82 responses up to 2 September 2024 · 36% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
98% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
90% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
55% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
100% agreeChrist Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 29 November 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend, 330 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
No. Distance only counts when Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, South Gloucestershire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.