Somersham Primary SchoolElmsett Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Somersham Primary School and Elmsett Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.

Somersham Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Elmsett Church of England Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Somersham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Somersham Primary School was judged Good and Elmsett Church of England 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 56.0% for Somersham Primary School and 38.0% for Elmsett Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Somersham Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Somersham Primary School versus Elmsett Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	IpswichSomersham Primary School	IpswichElmsett Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	D52/100Stronger figure	D42/100
Local ranking	142nd of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure	188th of 238 in Suffolk
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	72	41
Capacity	105	91
Location	Ipswich, IP8 4PN	Ipswich, IP7 6PA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	56.0% Stronger figure	38.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0%	15.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	101.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	81	57
Free school meals (ever 6)	13.6%	28.1%
English as an additional language	1.2%	0.0%
SEN support	14.8%	26.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	6.2%	3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.7%	3.3% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	5.5%	3.2% 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.