Our Lady's RC Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Our Lady's RC Primary School and St James' Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Hereford.

  • Our Lady's RC Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St James' Church of England Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St James' Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Our Lady's RC Primary School was judged the expected standard and St James' Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Our Lady's RC Primary School and 69.0% for St James' Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Our Lady's RC Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Our Lady's RC Primary School versus St James' Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HerefordOur Lady's RC Primary SchoolHerefordSt James' Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking59th of 75 in Herefordshire 48th of 75 in Herefordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll190 212
Capacity210 218
LocationHereford, HR2 7RN Hereford, HR1 2QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census190 212
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 17.4%
English as an additional language52.1% 11.3%
SEN support20.5% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.1% 7.5% 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

Full profiles: Our Lady's RC Primary School · St James' Church of England Primary School