Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMoulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools.

  • Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged strong and Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 67.0% for Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 83.0% for Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bury St EdmundsBarrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNewmarketMoulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100A86/100Stronger figure
Local ranking101st of 240 in Suffolk 1st of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 210
Capacity210 210
LocationBury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU Newmarket, CB8 8PR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 27.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 210
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 11.9%
English as an additional language1.0% 4.3%
SEN support9.7% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% 3.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% 5.0% 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.

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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