Cecil Road Primary and Nursery SchoolShears Green Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gravesend.
Summary of the comparison
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School and Shears Green Infant School are primary schools in Gravesend.
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shears Green Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shears Green Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Shears Green Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School (67.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GravesendCecil Road Primary and Nursery School | GravesendShears Green Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 125th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 433rd of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 439 | 279 | |
| Capacity | 378 | 360 | |
| Location | Gravesend, DA11 7BT | Gravesend, DA11 7JF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 61.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 9.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 439 | 279 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 35.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 45.1% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% | 14.6% Stronger figure | 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.
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
Shears Green Infant School
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