Mendham Primary SchoolFressingfield Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Mendham Primary School and Fressingfield Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Mendham Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fressingfield Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fressingfield Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mendham Primary School was judged Good and Fressingfield 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 60.0% for Mendham Primary School and 36.0% for Fressingfield Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mendham Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fressingfield Church of England Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mendham Primary School versus Fressingfield Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarlestonMendham Primary SchoolEyeFressingfield Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100D49/100Stronger figure
Local ranking199th of 240 in Suffolk 160th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll63 96
Capacity80 140
LocationHarleston, IP20 0NJ Eye, IP21 5RU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure36.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census63 96
Free school meals (ever 6)29.8% 15.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.0%
SEN support20.6% 33.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.6% 13.8% 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.

Mendham Primary School

Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Mendham Primary School · Fressingfield Church of England Primary School