St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolYardley Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Yardley Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Yardley Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Yardley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Yardley Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School and 97.0% for Yardley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Yardley Primary School (94.0% in 2022-23, 97.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School versus Yardley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondonYardley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 51 in Waltham Forest 1st of 51 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll209 521
Capacity218 510
LocationLondon, E4 7BJ London, E4 7PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% 97.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 37.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 113.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 114.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census209 521
Free school meals (ever 6)5.7% 15.0%
English as an additional language18.7% 20.2%
SEN support14.8% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan8.1% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.2% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.3% Stronger figure13.2% 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's Catholic Primary School

Yardley Primary School

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