Shoscombe Church SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Shoscombe Church School and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools.
Shoscombe Church School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shoscombe Church School is ahead on our composite score.
Shoscombe Church School was judged Good and St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 89.0% for Shoscombe Church School and 42.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shoscombe Church School (64.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BathShoscombe Church School | RadstockSt Mary's Church of England Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure | 43rd of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 117 | 157 | |
| Capacity | 118 | 210 | |
| Location | Bath, BA2 8NB | Radstock, BA3 3NG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 89.0% Stronger figure | 42.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 117 | 157 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.7% | 34.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 31.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 2.7% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.3% Stronger figure | 10.8% | 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.
Shoscombe Church School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
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