Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary SchoolSt Barnabas CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School and St Barnabas CofE Primary School are primary schools in Pershore.

  • Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Barnabas CofE Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School was judged Good and St Barnabas CofE Primary 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 76.0% for Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School and 60.0% for St Barnabas CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Barnabas CofE Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School versus St Barnabas CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PershoreHoly Redeemer Catholic Primary SchoolPershoreSt Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking3rd of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure100th of 173 in Worcestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-12
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll178 196
Capacity210 393
LocationPershore, WR10 1EB Pershore, WR10 2AW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census178 196
Free school meals (ever 6)15.2% 24.5%
English as an additional language21.3% 1.0%
SEN support22.5% 17.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.1% Stronger figure12.6% 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.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School

St Barnabas CofE Primary School

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