New Swannington Primary SchoolHoly Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

New Swannington Primary School and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy are primary schools in Coalville.

  • New Swannington Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • New Swannington Primary School was judged Good and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 46.0% for New Swannington Primary School and 70.0% for Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at New Swannington Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy (80.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

New Swannington Primary School versus Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoalvilleNew Swannington Primary SchoolCoalvilleHoly Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking176th of 225 in Leicestershire 16th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll177 141
Capacity210 210
LocationCoalville, LE67 5DQ Coalville, LE67 5AT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census177 141
Free school meals (ever 6)9.6% 12.8%
English as an additional language3.4% 8.5%
SEN support16.4% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% 6.0% 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.

New Swannington Primary School

Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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