Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary SchoolBar Hill Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School and Bar Hill Community Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bar Hill Community Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bar Hill Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School was judged Good and Bar Hill 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 70.0% for Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School and 74.0% for Bar Hill Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School (36.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bar Hill Community Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School versus Bar Hill Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeDry Drayton CofE (C) Primary SchoolCambridgeBar Hill Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking134th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 31st of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll69 252
Capacity70 350
LocationCambridge, CB23 8DA Cambridge, CB23 8DY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score112.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census69 252
Free school meals (ever 6)18.8% 13.5%
English as an additional language26.1% 33.7%
SEN support17.4% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.5% Stronger figure15.2% 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.

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

Bar Hill Community Primary School

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