Priory Park Infant School & Pre-SchoolLittle Paxton Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Neots.
Summary of the comparison
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School and Little Paxton Primary School are primary schools in St Neots.
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Little Paxton Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School is ahead on our composite score.
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School was judged Good and Little Paxton Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Little Paxton Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 28.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St NeotsPriory Park Infant School & Pre-School | St NeotsLittle Paxton Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 200th 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 | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 186 | 293 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 405 | |
| Location | St Neots, PE19 1DZ | St Neots, PE19 6NG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 28.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 186 | 293 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.4% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.0% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.9% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.6% Stronger figure | 10.9% | 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.
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 Park Infant School & Pre-School
Little Paxton Primary School
Full profiles: Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School · Little Paxton Primary School