Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughborough Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough and Loughborough Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Loughborough Church of England Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough was judged Good and Loughborough 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 58.0% for Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough and 75.0% for Loughborough Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough (68.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Loughborough Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough versus Loughborough Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughSaint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughboroughLoughborough Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking43rd of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure195th of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll200 185
Capacity210 210
LocationLoughborough, LE11 5AX Loughborough, LE11 3BY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census200 185
Free school meals (ever 6)19.5% 23.2%
English as an additional language42.5% 22.2%
SEN support14.5% 14.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% Stronger figure21.5% 15.8%

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.

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough

Loughborough Church of England Primary School

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