St Wilfrid's Catholic AcademySt Mary's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy was judged Good and St Mary's Church of England 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 56.0% for St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy and 81.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy (62.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy versus St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stoke-on-TrentSt Wilfrid's Catholic AcademyStoke-on-TrentSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking35th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent 9th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll342 497
Capacity315 480
LocationStoke-on-Trent, ST6 6EE Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census342 497
Free school meals (ever 6)38.7% 49.6%
English as an additional language29.8% 34.8%
SEN support17.3% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% Stronger figure12.1% 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Academy

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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