Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolElveden Church of England Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Elveden Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools.

  • Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Elveden Church of England Primary Academy scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Elveden Church of England Primary Academy 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 57.0% for Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 57.0% for Elveden Church of England Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Elveden Church of England Primary Academy (73.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Elveden Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Nr ThetfordBarnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThetfordElveden Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking135th of 240 in Suffolk 12th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll159 101
Capacity146 101
LocationNr Thetford, IP24 2NG Thetford, IP24 3TN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census159 101
Free school meals (ever 6)15.1% 12.9%
English as an additional language1.9% 6.9%
SEN support23.9% 22.8%
SEN with an EHC plan11.3% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% Stronger figure13.2% 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.

Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy

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