St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolFrodsham Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

St Luke's Catholic Primary School and Frodsham Primary Academy are primary schools in Frodsham.

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Frodsham Primary Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Frodsham Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Frodsham Primary Academy 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 43.0% for St Luke's Catholic Primary School and 77.0% for Frodsham Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Luke's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Frodsham Primary Academy (22.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Luke's Catholic Primary School versus Frodsham Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FrodshamSt Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolFrodshamFrodsham Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking75th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester 44th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll85 85
Capacity210 133
LocationFrodsham, WA6 7QP Frodsham, WA6 7PZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census85 85
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 53.9%
English as an additional language10.6% 3.5%
SEN support12.9% 24.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 14.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure9.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.5% Stronger figure32.1% 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 Luke's Catholic Primary School

Frodsham Primary Academy

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