Meriden Church of England Primary SchoolGeorge Fentham Endowed School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Meriden Church of England Primary School and George Fentham Endowed School are primary schools.

  • Meriden Church of England Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and George Fentham Endowed School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). George Fentham Endowed School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Meriden Church of England Primary School was judged Good and George Fentham Endowed 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 57.0% for Meriden Church of England Primary School and 73.0% for George Fentham Endowed School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Meriden Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at George Fentham Endowed School (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Meriden Church of England Primary School versus George Fentham Endowed School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoventryMeriden Church of England Primary SchoolSolihullGeorge Fentham Endowed SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking30th of 56 in Solihull 14th of 56 in Solihull Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll187 220
Capacity210 240
LocationCoventry, CV7 7LW Solihull, B92 0AY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census192 213
Free school meals (ever 6)16.6% 13.1%
English as an additional language4.7% 16.4%
SEN support20.3% 10.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.7% 3.7% 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.

Meriden Church of England Primary School

George Fentham Endowed School

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