Weston Primary & Nursery SchoolSt John Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Weston Primary & Nursery School and St John Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools.

Weston Primary & Nursery School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John Roman Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Weston Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Weston Primary & Nursery School was judged Good and St John Roman Catholic Primary 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 50.0% for Weston Primary & Nursery School and 61.0% for St John Roman Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Weston Primary & Nursery School (72.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John Roman Catholic Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Weston Primary & Nursery School versus St John Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	HitchinWeston Primary & Nursery School	BaldockSt John Roman Catholic Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C64/100Stronger figure	C59/100
Local ranking	132nd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure	178th of 391 in Hertfordshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary controlled school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	109	165
Capacity	149	210
Location	Hitchin, SG4 7AG	Baldock, SG7 6TT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	50.0%	61.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	104.0	106.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	103.0	106.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	109	165
Free school meals (ever 6)	18.4%	13.9%
English as an additional language	3.7%	18.8%
SEN support	14.7%	10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.8%	3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.6% Stronger figure	5.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.7% Stronger figure	14.2%	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.