Old Newton Church of England Primary SchoolMendlesham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Old Newton Church of England Primary School and Mendlesham Primary School are primary schools in Stowmarket.

Old Newton Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mendlesham Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Old Newton Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Old Newton Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Mendlesham Primary School was judged the expected standard.
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 53.0% for Mendlesham 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 fallen at Mendlesham Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Old Newton Church of England Primary School versus Mendlesham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	StowmarketOld Newton Church of England Primary School	StowmarketMendlesham Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C57/100Stronger figure	D49/100
Local ranking	107th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure	159th of 240 in Suffolk
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	70	106
Capacity	73	105
Location	Stowmarket, IP14 4PJ	Stowmarket, IP14 5RT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	67.0% Stronger figure	53.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	8.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	103.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	101.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	70	106
Free school meals (ever 6)	15.7%	21.7%
English as an additional language	1.4%	1.9%
SEN support	15.7%	13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.0%	15.1%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.1% Stronger figure	5.3%	6.2%
Persistent absence	9.5% Stronger figure	12.6%	15.8%

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.