Gislingham Church of England Primary SchoolMellis Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Gislingham Church of England Primary School and Mellis Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Eye.

  • Gislingham Church of England Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Mellis Church of England Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gislingham Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gislingham Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Mellis Church of England 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 75.0% for Gislingham Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Mellis Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Gislingham Church of England Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Mellis Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gislingham Church of England Primary School versus Mellis Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EyeGislingham Church of England Primary SchoolEyeMellis Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking7th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure57th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll146 147
Capacity156 182
LocationEye, IP23 8HX Eye, IP23 8DP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census146 147
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 7.5%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.7%
SEN support11.0% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% 2.9% 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.

Gislingham Church of England Primary School

Mellis Church of England Primary School

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