Southfields Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Southfields Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Coventry.

  • Southfields Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Southfields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Southfields Primary School was judged Good and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 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 71.0% for Southfields Primary School and 77.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Southfields Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Southfields Primary School versus Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoventrySouthfields Primary SchoolCoventrySacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking3rd of 83 in Coventry Stronger figure4th of 83 in Coventry
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll450 453
Capacity420 420
LocationCoventry, CV1 5LS Coventry, CV2 4DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census466 451
Free school meals (ever 6)36.6% 13.7%
English as an additional language73.6% 40.8%
SEN support9.4% 21.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure3.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.2% Stronger figure10.3% 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.

Southfields Primary School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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