Bucklesham Primary SchoolNacton Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bucklesham Primary School and Nacton Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.

  • Bucklesham Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Nacton Church of England Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Nacton Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bucklesham Primary School was judged Good and Nacton 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 71.0% for Bucklesham Primary School and 53.0% for Nacton Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bucklesham Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Nacton Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bucklesham Primary School versus Nacton Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IpswichBucklesham Primary SchoolIpswichNacton Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking191st of 240 in Suffolk 137th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll92 93
Capacity105 98
LocationIpswich, IP10 0AX Ipswich, IP10 0EU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census92 93
Free school meals (ever 6)6.5% 10.8%
English as an additional language0.0% 5.4%
SEN support18.5% 19.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure9.4% 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.

Bucklesham Primary School

Nacton Church of England Primary School

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