St James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamSt Mary's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Pulborough.

  • St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham was judged the expected standard and St Mary's 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 20.0% for St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham and 39.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham (13.0% in 2022-23, 20.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham versus St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PulboroughSt James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamPulboroughSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D47/100Stronger figure
Local ranking157th of 218 in West Sussex 136th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll53 312
Capacity105 420
LocationPulborough, RH20 1LW Pulborough, RH20 2AN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard20.0% 39.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 2.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census53 312
Free school meals (ever 6)13.2% 20.2%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.9%
SEN support13.2% 23.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 6.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.6% Stronger figure19.4% 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 James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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