Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-SchoolSt Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Royston.

Summary of the comparison

Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School and St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Royston.

  • Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School was judged Good and St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School and 69.0% for St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School (78.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School versus St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RoystonChrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-SchoolRoystonSt Mary Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B70/100
Local ranking72nd of 430 in Essex 74th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll126 236
Capacity105 210
LocationRoyston, SG8 8QE Royston, SG8 7DB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census126 236
Free school meals (ever 6)3.2% 7.7%
English as an additional language1.6% 24.2%
SEN support8.7% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence0.0% Stronger figure9.2% 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.

Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School

St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

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