Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolEast Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nr Colchester.

Summary of the comparison

Stratford St Mary Primary School and East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Nr Colchester.

  • Stratford St Mary Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stratford St Mary Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stratford St Mary Primary School was judged Good and East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 80.0% for Stratford St Mary Primary School and 73.0% for East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Stratford St Mary Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stratford St Mary Primary School versus East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Nr ColchesterStratford St Mary Primary SchoolNr ColchesterEast Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking27th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure97th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll87 200
Capacity105 210
LocationNr Colchester, CO7 6YG Nr Colchester, CO7 6SW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census87 200
Free school meals (ever 6)5.8% 10.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.0%
SEN support10.3% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure10.4% 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.

Stratford St Mary Primary School

East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Full profiles: Stratford St Mary Primary School · East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School