SCHOOL PROFILE

Mendham Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143069
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 80 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust CONSORTIUM TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 57 57 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 22 38.6% of pupils
Male pupils 35 61.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.3%
8.5 pts above England
School 33.3%
Mid Suffolk 16.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mid Suffolk 3.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mid Suffolk 2.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
100.0%
57
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 35.1% 20 of 57 pupils
14.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 35.1%
Mid Suffolk 17.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.3% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 11.5 pts above
EHC plans 8.8% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Mid Suffolk 62.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Mid Suffolk 79.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Mid Suffolk 71.7%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Mid Suffolk 74.6%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts lower than England
School 6.13%
Mid Suffolk 5.48%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.83 pts higher than England
School 22.64%
Mid Suffolk 12.80%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Mid Suffolk 1.19%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.3% 16.9 pts below England
Mendham Primary School
71.3%
Mid Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information