Hexham First SchoolSt Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

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

Summary of the comparison

Hexham First School and St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham are primary schools in Hexham.

Hexham First School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham is ahead on our composite score.
Hexham First School was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham was judged Good.

Hexham First School versus St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	HexhamHexham First School	HexhamSt Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham	England average
Overview
Our score	B70/100	B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	94th of 118 in Northumberland	77th of 118 in Northumberland Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-9	4-9
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	82	92
Capacity	150	150
Location	Hexham, NE46 1JD	Hexham, NE46 2EE
Pupils
Pupils in the census	82	92
Free school meals (ever 6)	35.2%	18.5%
English as an additional language	1.2%	8.7%
SEN support	28.1%	10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.4%	2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.1%	3.7% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	10.7%	6.4% 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.