Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolHoly Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy are primary schools in Coalville.

  • Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 56.0% for Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School and 70.0% for Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy (80.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School versus Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CoalvilleWhitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolCoalvilleHoly Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking111th of 225 in Leicestershire 16th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll380 141
Capacity420 210
LocationCoalville, LE67 5AT Coalville, LE67 5AT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census380 141
Free school meals (ever 6)14.5% 12.8%
English as an additional language3.9% 8.5%
SEN support18.4% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% 6.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School

Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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