Benwick Primary SchoolLionel Walden Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Benwick Primary School and Lionel Walden Primary School are primary schools in March.

  • Benwick Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lionel Walden Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lionel Walden Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Benwick Primary School was judged Good and Lionel Walden 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 64.0% for Benwick Primary School and 69.0% for Lionel Walden Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Benwick Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lionel Walden Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Benwick Primary School versus Lionel Walden Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MarchBenwick Primary SchoolMarchLionel Walden Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking179th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 14th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll98 209
Capacity140 210
LocationMarch, PE15 0XA March, PE15 0TF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census98 209
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 14.3%
English as an additional language2.0% 2.4%
SEN support27.6% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% 8.8% 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.

Benwick Primary School

Lionel Walden Primary School

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