Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnby and North Cove Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School are primary schools in Beccles.

  • Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged exceptional and Barnby and North Cove Community 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 59.0% for Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 33.0% for Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BecclesWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBecclesBarnby and North Cove Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking33rd of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure94th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll329 78
Capacity323 105
LocationBeccles, NR34 7SB Beccles, NR34 7QB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census329 78
Free school meals (ever 6)11.3% 23.9%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.0%
SEN support15.8% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure15.2% 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.

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School

Full profiles: Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School