Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThe Albert Pye 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 The Albert Pye 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 The Albert Pye Community Primary School scores 58 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 The Albert Pye Community 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 59.0% for Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 82.0% for The Albert Pye 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 risen at The Albert Pye Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus The Albert Pye Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BecclesWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBecclesThe Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking33rd of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure99th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll329 375
Capacity323 360
LocationBeccles, NR34 7SB Beccles, NR34 9UL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 82.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census329 375
Free school meals (ever 6)11.3% 27.2%
English as an additional language1.5% 2.7%
SEN support15.8% 17.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure4.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% 8.5% 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.

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

The Albert Pye Community Primary School

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