Park Lane Primary SchoolOur Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Park Lane Primary School and Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy are primary schools in Nuneaton.

  • Park Lane Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Park Lane Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy 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 80.0% for Park Lane Primary School and 77.0% for Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Park Lane Primary School (91.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy (90.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Park Lane Primary School versus Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NuneatonPark Lane Primary SchoolNuneatonOur Lady & St. Joseph Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100B83/100Stronger figure
Local ranking24th of 185 in Warwickshire 2nd of 185 in Warwickshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll451 562
Capacity475 476
LocationNuneaton, CV10 8NL Nuneaton, CV11 5TY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure77.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census451 562
Free school meals (ever 6)38.4% 15.5%
English as an additional language11.3% 23.3%
SEN support15.5% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.6% 8.5% 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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Park Lane Primary School

Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy

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