Priory Junior SchoolLittle Paxton Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Neots.
Summary of the comparison
Priory Junior School and Little Paxton Primary School are primary schools in St Neots.
Priory Junior School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Little Paxton Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Little Paxton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Priory Junior School was judged Good and Little Paxton 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 45.0% for Priory Junior School and 28.0% for Little Paxton Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Priory Junior School (47.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Little Paxton Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 28.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St NeotsPriory Junior School | St NeotsLittle Paxton Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F39/100 | D46/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 182nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire | 159th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 299 | 293 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 405 | |
| Location | St Neots, PE19 1TF | St Neots, PE19 6NG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 45.0% Stronger figure | 28.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 | 105.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 299 | 293 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.1% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.3% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.7% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.7% | 10.9% Stronger figure | 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.
Priory Junior School
Little Paxton Primary School
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