Benington Church of England Primary SchoolLittle Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Benington Church of England Primary School and Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools.

Benington Church of England Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Benington Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Benington Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 82.0% for Benington Church of England Primary School and 56.0% for Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Benington Church of England Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Benington Church of England Primary School versus Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	StevenageBenington Church of England Primary School	WareLittle Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B71/100Stronger figure	C68/100
Local ranking	67th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure	95th of 391 in Hertfordshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary controlled school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	100	79
Capacity	112	105
Location	Stevenage, SG2 7LP	Ware, SG12 0NR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	82.0% Stronger figure	56.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	102.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	100	79
Free school meals (ever 6)	8.0%	14.1%
English as an additional language	1.0%	0.0%
SEN support	13.0%	12.7%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.0%	2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.5% Stronger figure	6.8%	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.0% Stronger figure	16.9%	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.