John Shelton Community Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

John Shelton Community Primary School and Holy Family Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Coventry.

  • John Shelton Community Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Family Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). John Shelton Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • John Shelton Community Primary School was judged Good and Holy Family Catholic 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 37.0% for John Shelton Community Primary School and 66.0% for Holy Family Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at John Shelton Community Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Family Catholic Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

John Shelton Community Primary School versus Holy Family Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoventryJohn Shelton Community Primary SchoolCoventryHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking31st of 83 in Coventry Stronger figure38th of 83 in Coventry
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll249 459
Capacity210 420
LocationCoventry, CV6 4JP Coventry, CV6 2GU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard37.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census246 449
Free school meals (ever 6)28.9% 15.4%
English as an additional language40.2% 28.3%
SEN support23.2% 26.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.6% 10.7% 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.

John Shelton Community Primary School

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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