Pendragon Community Primary SchoolElsworth CofE VA Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pendragon Community Primary School and Elsworth CofE VA Primary School are primary schools.

  • Pendragon Community Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Elsworth CofE VA Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pendragon Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pendragon Community Primary School was judged Good and Elsworth CofE VA 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 55.0% for Pendragon Community Primary School and 77.0% for Elsworth CofE VA Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Pendragon Community Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Elsworth CofE VA Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pendragon Community Primary School versus Elsworth CofE VA Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgePendragon Community Primary SchoolElsworth CofE VA Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking130th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure156th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll315 130
Capacity420 140
LocationCambridge, CB23 3XQ CB23 4JD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census315 130
Free school meals (ever 6)14.9% 7.7%
English as an additional language11.4% 6.9%
SEN support10.5% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.9% Stronger figure11.6% 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.

Pendragon Community Primary School

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

Full profiles: Pendragon Community Primary School · Elsworth CofE VA Primary School