Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKersey Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Kersey Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kersey Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged the expected standard and Kersey Church of England 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 86.0% for Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 33.0% for Kersey Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Kersey Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SudburyBoxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIpswichKersey Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking56th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure222nd of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll179 40
Capacity210 60
LocationSudbury, CO10 5NP Ipswich, IP7 6EG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard86.0% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 62.0%33.0% 2023-24 · England 61.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 8.0%0.0% 2023-24 · England 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 106.0108.0 2023-24 · England 105.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 105.0103.0 2023-24 · England 104.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census179 40
Free school meals (ever 6)12.3% 27.5%
English as an additional language0.6% 5.0%
SEN support22.4% 7.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure9.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% Stronger figure25.7% 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.

Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Kersey Church of England Primary School

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