Mendham Primary School | School performance

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySuffolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio10.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Mendham Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

60%

-18pp

78%59%40%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

10%

+10pp

10%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

60%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

10.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Mendham, Harleston, IP20 0NJ

Local authority

Suffolk

Website

https://www.mendhamprimaryschool.org.uk/

Telephone

01379852520

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	60%	10%	90%	50%	60%	20%	70%	30%	80%	80%	109.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	22%	63
2023/24	78%	0%	89%	44%	89%	0%	78%	11%	78%	78%	108.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	13%	63
2022/23	44%	0%	78%	0%	44%	0%	56%	0%	44%	44%	102.0	98.0	100.0	-1.50	-3.70	-4.20	14%	72
2018/19	40%	0%	60%	30%	80%	10%	40%	20%	80%	60%	108.0	102.0	105.0	+0.50	-1.60	-5.70	6%	81
2017/18	64%	0%	91%	18%	100%	9%	73%	9%	100%	91%	108.0	102.0	105.0	+1.90	+0.50	-2.60	—	70
2016/17	50%	0%	50%	33%	67%	0%	67%	17%	67%	33%	103.0	102.0	97.0	Suppressed	+1.50	Suppressed	14%	64

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	63	14.0	22%	0%	30%	6%	23%
2023/24	63	14.0	13%	0%	19%	6%	17%
2022/23	72	13.1	14%	0%	22%	8%	28%
2021/22	82	17.4	13%	0%	25%	9%	29%
2020/21	83	17.7	10%	0%	18%	—	—
2018/19	81	19.8	6%	0%	21%	6%	16%
2017/18	—	16.6	—	—	—	4%	10%
2016/17	64	25.0	14%	0%	18%	4%	10%