Melton Primary SchoolSandlings Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Melton Primary School and Sandlings Primary School are primary schools in Woodbridge.

  • Melton Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sandlings Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sandlings Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Melton Primary School was judged in need of attention and Sandlings 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 Melton Primary School and 73.0% for Sandlings Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Melton Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sandlings Primary School (36.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Melton Primary School versus Sandlings Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WoodbridgeMelton Primary SchoolWoodbridgeSandlings Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking177th of 240 in Suffolk 151st of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll174 82
Capacity210 266
LocationWoodbridge, IP12 1PG Woodbridge, IP12 3TD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census174 82
Free school meals (ever 6)33.3% 3.7%
English as an additional language4.6% 9.8%
SEN support19.0% 18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.9% 4.2% 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.

Melton Primary School

Sandlings Primary School

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