St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolPentland Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School and Pentland Primary School are primary schools in Billingham.

  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Pentland Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard and Pentland 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 59.0% for St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School and 34.0% for Pentland Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pentland Primary School (49.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School versus Pentland Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BillinghamSt John the Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolBillinghamPentland Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking52nd of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure54th of 55 in Stockton-on-Tees
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll146 254
Capacity195 363
LocationBillingham, TS23 1LJ Billingham, TS23 2RG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure34.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census146 254
Free school meals (ever 6)28.1% 40.8%
English as an additional language4.1% 2.4%
SEN support25.3% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 9.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% Stronger figure17.3% 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.

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Pentland Primary School

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