Coupals Primary AcademySteeple Bumpstead Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Coupals Primary Academy and Steeple Bumpstead Primary School are primary schools in Haverhill.

  • Coupals Primary Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Steeple Bumpstead Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Coupals Primary Academy was judged Good and Steeple Bumpstead 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 77.0% for Coupals Primary Academy and 71.0% for Steeple Bumpstead Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Coupals Primary Academy (51.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Steeple Bumpstead Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Coupals Primary Academy versus Steeple Bumpstead Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HaverhillCoupals Primary AcademyHaverhillSteeple Bumpstead Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking163rd of 240 in Suffolk 191st of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll287 184
Capacity216 210
LocationHaverhill, CB9 0LB Haverhill, CB9 7ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census287 184
Free school meals (ever 6)25.4% 10.3%
English as an additional language26.5% 1.6%
SEN support6.6% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% Stronger figure12.7% 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.

Coupals Primary Academy

Steeple Bumpstead Primary School

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