King David Primary SchoolSS John and Monica Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

King David Primary School and SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • King David Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • King David Primary School was judged the expected standard and SS John and Monica 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 62.0% for King David Primary School and 73.0% for SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at King David Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

King David Primary School versus SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamKing David Primary SchoolBirminghamSS John and Monica Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking217th of 275 in Birmingham 36th of 275 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll158 208
Capacity220 210
LocationBirmingham, B13 8EY Birmingham, B13 8DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census158 208
Free school meals (ever 6)39.3% 30.3%
English as an additional language48.1% 60.6%
SEN support20.3% 13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.2% 11.6% 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.

King David Primary School

SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School

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