Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolRodings Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Rodings Primary School are primary schools.

  • Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rodings Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Rodings 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 58.0% for Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 22.0% for Rodings Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rodings Primary School (21.0% in 2022-23, 22.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Rodings Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarlowMatching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDunmowRodings Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking326th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure360th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll90 286
Capacity98 270
LocationHarlow, CM17 0QB Dunmow, CM6 1PZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure22.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census90 286
Free school meals (ever 6)14.4% 10.5%
English as an additional language6.7% 1.0%
SEN support13.3% 7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% 9.0% 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.

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Rodings Primary School

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