St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolParklands Community Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ellesmere Port.

Summary of the comparison

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School and Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Ellesmere Port.

  • St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Parklands Community Primary and Nursery 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 79.0% for St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School and 63.0% for Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School (56.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School versus Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ellesmere PortSt Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolEllesmere PortParklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC67/100
Local ranking24th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure29th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 212
Capacity189 236
LocationEllesmere Port, CH66 1NN Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 212
Free school meals (ever 6)14.0% 51.1%
English as an additional language12.6% 16.5%
SEN support7.3% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 10.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure26.3% 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 Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School

Full profiles: St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School · Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School