St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary SchoolSt John and St James CofE Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School and St John and St James CofE Primary School are primary schools.
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John and St James CofE Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St John and St James CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School was judged Outstanding and St John and St James CofE 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. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School and 69.0% for St John and St James CofE Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John and St James CofE Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HackneySt. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School | LondonSt John and St James CofE Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100 | B78/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 50 in Hackney | 8th of 50 in Hackney Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 185 | 218 | |
| Capacity | 236 | 240 | |
| Location | Hackney, E8 4PB | London, E9 6DX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 82.0% Stronger figure | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 18.0% Stronger figure | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 188 | 223 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 65.9% | 40.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.5% | 32.3% | |
| SEN support | 22.3% | 17.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.8% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% | 3.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 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. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
St John and St James CofE Primary School
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