Values: "Love, Courage, Honesty, Faith and Forgiveness"

Dear Parents/Carers,

A warm welcome to Christ Church C of E Primary School. We are a vibrant school community in Purley where we truly believe every child can thrive and achieve remarkable things. We hope this site gives you a genuine sense of the warmth, ambition, and care that make Christ Church such a special place to grow.

Children achieve their best when they feel safe, valued, and understood. That is why positive relationships sit at the heart of everything we do. When a child trusts the adults around them, they feel secure enough to take risks and learn from their mistakes. Creating those supportive conditions in every classroom, every day, is at the core of our work.

A Seamless Learning Journey from Nursery to Year 6

We are part of the Purley Partnership Federation, alongside Purley Nursery School, which Ofsted judges Outstanding. For many of our families, a child's education begins with us in nursery, and our curriculum, language, and daily routines are designed as one continuous path from their earliest days through to Year 6. Those children step into Reception already knowing our site, our staff, and our shared expectations, giving them a confident, reassuring start to primary school.

Our approach across all years is enriching, creative, and intentionally broad. Children study the arts, the humanities, computing, and a modern foreign language with the same seriousness as English and mathematics. Each subject is planned as a sequence so that learning builds step by step and children can connect past knowledge with new ideas. Our long-term topic map, published on this site, sets out that journey year by year.

Reading sits right at the centre of it all. We teach early reading systematically and guide comprehension carefully so every child can unlock the wider world of learning. Alongside our core subjects, we actively teach the learning habits that make this possible: perseverance, reasoning, and teamwork. That quality has been recognised beyond our own gates:

Primary Science Quality Mark for excellence in scientific enquiry

NAACE Mark for embedding educational technology across the curriculum

Dyslexia Gold to give targeted support to the readers who need it most

Our Values, Lived Daily

As a Church of England school, our values of Love, Courage, Honesty, Faith, and Forgiveness are not a display in the entrance hall. They shape how we speak to children when things go wrong, how we hold high expectations without ever making a child feel small, and how we ask our children to treat one another. Our community reflects the rich diversity of Purley and Croydon, and every family's language, faith, and heritage is welcomed here as something that strengthens us all.

Our vision, Together, inspiring excellence, drives our mission to nurture kind, responsible, and confident children ready to make a positive mark on the world.

Come and Visit Us

A website can only tell you so much, so we would love for you to experience our school first hand on a normal learning day. Bring your child, ask us your questions, and see our classrooms in action. We hold regular open days throughout the year, but we are always happy to arrange an individual tour if those dates do not work for you.

Christ Church C of E Primary School: To book a visit or ask about our next open day, please email office1@christchurch.croydon.sch.uk. or call 020 8660 7500.

Purley Nursery School: To learn more about starting your child's journey in nursery, please contact the nursery team, who are always happy to help with admissions and family support.

I look forward to meeting you soon and building a happy, successful partnership with your family.