St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolShenstone School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Shenstone School.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Shenstone 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 84.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and 0.0% for Shenstone School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Shenstone School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School versus Shenstone School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DartfordSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCrayfordShenstone SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100 Not scored
Local ranking9th of 60 in Bexley Not ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy special converter
PhasePrimary Not reported
Age range4-11 2-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll212 209
Capacity218 300
LocationDartford, DA1 4DZ Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard84.0% Stronger figure0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census212 209
Free school meals (ever 6)7.5% 41.6%
English as an additional language42.5% 21.5%
SEN support13.2% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure8.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.5% Stronger figure27.6% 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.

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.

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