St Laurences CofE Primary SchoolGood Shepherd Catholic School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Laurences CofE Primary School and Good Shepherd Catholic School are primary schools in Coventry.

  • St Laurences CofE Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Good Shepherd Catholic School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Good Shepherd Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Laurences CofE Primary School was judged Good and Good Shepherd Catholic 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 64.0% for St Laurences CofE Primary School and 71.0% for Good Shepherd Catholic School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Laurences CofE Primary School (49.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Good Shepherd Catholic School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Laurences CofE Primary School versus Good Shepherd Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoventrySt Laurences CofE Primary SchoolCoventryGood Shepherd Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking61st of 83 in Coventry 40th of 83 in Coventry Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll403 227
Capacity420 210
LocationCoventry, CV6 7ED Coventry, CV6 7FN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census412 242
Free school meals (ever 6)35.9% 23.4%
English as an additional language35.4% 40.5%
SEN support17.0% 26.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.9% Stronger figure19.0% 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 Laurences CofE Primary School

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