Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichCapel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | IpswichBentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 131st of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 194th of 238 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 273 | 40 | |
| Capacity | 315 | 56 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP9 2EG | Ipswich, IP9 2BT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 5.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 276 | 44 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.9% | 22.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 12.0% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% Stronger figure | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 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.
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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