St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary SchoolBowes Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School and Bowes Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bowes Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bowes Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Bowes Primary 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 83.0% for St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School and 87.0% for Bowes Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bowes Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School versus Bowes Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSt Martin of Porres Catholic Primary SchoolLondonBowes Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 55 in Haringey 3rd of 65 in Enfield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll110 464
Capacity210 510
LocationLondon, N11 2AF London, N11 2HL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard17.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census117 475
Free school meals (ever 6)18.8% 19.6%
English as an additional language59.8% 40.8%
SEN support4.3% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.7% 9.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School

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