St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Nicholas Church School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Church of England Primary School and St Nicholas Church School are primary schools in Radstock.

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Nicholas Church School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Nicholas Church School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Nicholas Church 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 42.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School and 37.0% for St Nicholas Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Nicholas Church School (49.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Church of England Primary School versus St Nicholas Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RadstockSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolRadstockSt Nicholas Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking43rd of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset 37th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll157 187
Capacity210 420
LocationRadstock, BA3 3NG Radstock, BA3 3QH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% Stronger figure37.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census157 187
Free school meals (ever 6)34.6% 42.8%
English as an additional language1.9% 6.4%
SEN support31.2% 35.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 9.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.8% Stronger figure15.7% 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 Church of England Primary School

St Nicholas Church School

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