Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School

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

Summary of the comparison

Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School are primary schools in Stowmarket.

  • Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 58.0% for Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School (52.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StowmarketStonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolStowmarketSir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking183rd of 240 in Suffolk 132nd of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll166 170
Capacity210 210
LocationStowmarket, IP14 6AF Stowmarket, IP14 6PL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census166 170
Free school meals (ever 6)9.6% 15.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.2%
SEN support16.9% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% 9.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School

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