St Giles CofE Primary SchoolColeham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Giles CofE Primary School and Coleham Primary School are primary schools in Shrewsbury.

  • St Giles CofE Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Coleham Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Coleham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Giles CofE Primary School was judged Good and Coleham Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for St Giles CofE Primary School and 75.0% for Coleham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Giles CofE Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Coleham Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Giles CofE Primary School versus Coleham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShrewsburySt Giles CofE Primary SchoolShrewsburyColeham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 106 in Shropshire 2nd of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll303 429
Capacity315 420
LocationShrewsbury, SY2 5NJ Shrewsbury, SY3 7EN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census303 429
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 8.9%
English as an additional language3.3% 7.5%
SEN support15.5% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% 3.7% 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.

St Giles CofE Primary School

Coleham Primary School

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