Palgrave Church of England Primary SchoolMellis Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Palgrave Church of England Primary School and Mellis Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Palgrave Church of England Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mellis Church of England Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mellis Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Palgrave Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Mellis 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 100.0% for Palgrave Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Mellis Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Palgrave Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Mellis Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Palgrave Church of England Primary School versus Mellis Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Nr DissPalgrave Church of England Primary SchoolEyeMellis Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking114th of 240 in Suffolk 57th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll84 147
Capacity63 182
LocationNr Diss, IP22 1AG Eye, IP23 8DP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard100.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census84 147
Free school meals (ever 6)7.1% 7.5%
English as an additional language6.0% 0.7%
SEN support8.3% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence2.8% Stronger figure2.9% 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.

Palgrave Church of England Primary School

Mellis Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Palgrave Church of England Primary School · Mellis Church of England Primary School