St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolBishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Laurence CofE Primary School and Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ludlow.

  • St Laurence CofE Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Laurence CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Laurence CofE Primary School was judged Good and Bishop Hooper Church of England 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 74.0% for St Laurence CofE Primary School and 43.0% for Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Laurence CofE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Laurence CofE Primary School versus Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LudlowSt Laurence CofE Primary SchoolLudlowBishop Hooper Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking44th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure71st of 106 in Shropshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 106
Capacity250 105
LocationLudlow, SY8 1TP Ludlow, SY8 4BX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure43.0% 62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 106
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 20.2%
English as an additional language12.7% 0.0%
SEN support8.9% 7.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 7.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.2% Stronger figure13.8% 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 Laurence CofE Primary School

Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

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