Cecil Road Primary and Nursery SchoolShears Green Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gravesend.
Summary of the comparison
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School and Shears Green Junior School are primary schools in Gravesend.
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shears Green Junior School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Shears Green Junior School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 61.0% for Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School and 52.0% for Shears Green Junior School.
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) and has fallen at Shears Green Junior School (56.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GravesendCecil Road Primary and Nursery School | GravesendShears Green Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 125th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 270th of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 439 | 492 | |
| Capacity | 378 | 480 | |
| Location | Gravesend, DA11 7BT | Gravesend, DA11 7JB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 61.0% Stronger figure | 52.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 9.0% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 439 | 492 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 35.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 45.1% | 19.3% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% Stronger figure | 5.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% | 15.0% 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
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