Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSaxmundham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Saxmundham Primary School are primary schools in Saxmundham.

  • Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Saxmundham Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Saxmundham 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 78.0% for Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 63.0% for Saxmundham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Saxmundham Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Saxmundham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SaxmundhamKelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSaxmundhamSaxmundham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking108th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure111th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll159 254
Capacity168 315
LocationSaxmundham, IP17 2NP Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census159 254
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 41.5%
English as an additional language1.9% 5.9%
SEN support12.6% 22.8%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% 12.1% 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.

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Saxmundham Primary School

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