Caldecote Church of England AcademyLawnside Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Caldecote Church of England Academy and Lawnside Academy are primary schools in Biggleswade.

Caldecote Church of England Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lawnside Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lawnside Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Caldecote Church of England Academy was judged Good and Lawnside Academy was judged Good.

Caldecote Church of England Academy versus Lawnside Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	BiggleswadeCaldecote Church of England Academy	BiggleswadeLawnside Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	D49/100	C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	90th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire	87th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy sponsor led	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	5-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	71	216
Capacity	120	420
Location	Biggleswade, SG18 9DA	Biggleswade, SG18 0LX
Pupils
Pupils in the census	71	216
Free school meals (ever 6)	33.8%	25.0%
English as an additional language	2.8%	6.9%
SEN support	16.9%	12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	9.9%	4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	12.8%	6.9% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	42.6%	20.3% Stronger figure	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.

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.