Diss Church of England Junior AcademyScole Church of England Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Diss Church of England Junior Academy and Scole Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools in Diss.

  • Diss Church of England Junior Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Scole Church of England Primary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Scole Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Diss Church of England Junior Academy was judged Good and Scole Church of England Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Diss Church of England Junior Academy and 57.0% for Scole Church of England Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Diss Church of England Junior Academy (41.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Diss Church of England Junior Academy versus Scole Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DissDiss Church of England Junior AcademyDissScole Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking230th of 333 in Norfolk 213th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll162 38
Capacity240 105
LocationDiss, IP22 4NT Diss, IP21 4ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 57.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 29.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census162 38
Free school meals (ever 6)33.3% 21.1%
English as an additional language38.3% 7.9%
SEN support24.1% 50.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.8% 14.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Diss Church of England Junior Academy

Scole Church of England Primary Academy

Full profiles: Diss Church of England Junior Academy · Scole Church of England Primary Academy