Chelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolShotley Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School and Shotley Community Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.

  • Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Shotley Community Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School was judged strong and Shotley Community 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 Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School and 9.0% for Shotley Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Shotley Community Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 9.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School versus Shotley Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IpswichChelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolIpswichShotley Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking5th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure176th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll124 96
Capacity140 196
LocationIpswich, IP9 1DT Ipswich, IP9 1NR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure9.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census124 96
Free school meals (ever 6)21.0% 25.0%
English as an additional language3.2% 1.0%
SEN support10.5% 21.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.3% Stronger figure18.4% 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.

Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

Shotley Community Primary School

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