Hawthorn Primary SchoolChrist The King Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hawthorn Primary School and Christ The King Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • Hawthorn Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Christ The King Catholic Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Christ The King Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hawthorn Primary School was judged Good and Christ The King Catholic Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Hawthorn Primary School and 80.0% for Christ The King Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hawthorn Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Christ The King Catholic Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hawthorn Primary School versus Christ The King Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamHawthorn Primary SchoolBirminghamChrist The King Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking166th of 273 in Birmingham 42nd of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll221 392
Capacity270 315
LocationBirmingham, B44 8QR Birmingham, B44 0QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census229 391
Free school meals (ever 6)64.7% 45.4%
English as an additional language36.2% 26.6%
SEN support17.9% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.5% 9.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Hawthorn Primary School

Christ The King Catholic Primary School

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