St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolSydenham Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leamington Spa.

Summary of the comparison

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School and Sydenham Primary School are primary schools in Leamington Spa.

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sydenham Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding and Sydenham Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School and 73.0% for Sydenham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sydenham Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School versus Sydenham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Leamington SpaSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolLeamington SpaSydenham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB82/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking3rd of 185 in Warwickshire Stronger figure55th of 185 in Warwickshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll232 417
Capacity236 420
LocationLeamington Spa, CV31 1NJ Leamington Spa, CV31 1SA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census232 417
Free school meals (ever 6)9.1% 24.5%
English as an additional language60.8% 50.8%
SEN support20.3% 25.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% Stronger figure14.2% 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.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Sydenham Primary School

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