Old Newton Church of England Primary SchoolCedars Park Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Old Newton Church of England Primary School and Cedars Park Community Primary School are primary schools in Stowmarket.

  • Old Newton Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cedars Park Community Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cedars Park Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Old Newton Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Cedars Park Community 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 67.0% for Old Newton Church of England Primary School and 72.0% for Cedars Park Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Old Newton Church of England Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cedars Park Community Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Old Newton Church of England Primary School versus Cedars Park Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StowmarketOld Newton Church of England Primary SchoolStowmarketCedars Park Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking107th of 240 in Suffolk 82nd of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll70 386
Capacity73 420
LocationStowmarket, IP14 4PJ Stowmarket, IP14 5FP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census70 386
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 14.8%
English as an additional language1.4% 7.5%
SEN support15.7% 6.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% 6.4% 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.

Old Newton Church of England Primary School

Cedars Park Community Primary School

Full profiles: Old Newton Church of England Primary School · Cedars Park Community Primary School