Newbold Verdon Primary SchoolBarlestone Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Newbold Verdon Primary School and Barlestone Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Newbold Verdon Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barlestone Church of England Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Barlestone Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newbold Verdon Primary School was judged Good and Barlestone Church of England 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 31.0% for Newbold Verdon Primary School and 57.0% for Barlestone Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Newbold Verdon Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barlestone Church of England Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newbold Verdon Primary School versus Barlestone Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeicesterNewbold Verdon Primary SchoolNuneatonBarlestone Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking140th of 225 in Leicestershire 92nd of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll222 199
Capacity249 210
LocationLeicester, LE9 9NG Nuneaton, CV13 0EP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard31.0% 57.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census222 199
Free school meals (ever 6)24.3% 20.1%
English as an additional language6.8% 3.0%
SEN support20.3% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan14.4% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% 12.3% 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.

Newbold Verdon Primary School

Barlestone Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Newbold Verdon Primary School · Barlestone Church of England Primary School