Briar Hill Infant SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leamington Spa.
Summary of the comparison
Briar Hill Infant School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Leamington Spa.
Briar Hill Infant School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Briar Hill Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Briar Hill Infant School was judged exceptional and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Leamington SpaBriar Hill Infant School | Leamington SpaSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A88/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 154th of 185 in Warwickshire | 110th of 185 in Warwickshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 296 | 210 | |
| Capacity | 298 | 210 | |
| Location | Leamington Spa, CV31 2JF | Leamington Spa, CV31 2LJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 60.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 296 | 210 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.5% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 48.0% | 12.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 9.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 14.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Briar Hill Infant School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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