Mendham Primary School
Mendham, Harleston, IP20 0NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Henry Huxtable
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- URN
- 143069
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379852520
About this school
Mendham Primary School is a primary academy in Harleston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 57 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mendham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 78% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 78% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mendham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mendham Primary School compares
Mendham Primary School ranked 116th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.1% | 29.8% | 57 | — |
| Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy | 56% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 99 | 2.4 miles |
| Fressingfield Church of England Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 15.4% | 91 | 3.7 miles |
| Pulham Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | 98 | 4.9 miles |
| Earsham Church of England Primary Academy | 73% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 65 | 5.1 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 23% | 5.9% | 38.2% | 60 | 5.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 22.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Harleston
-
Fressingfield Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Eye
-
Pulham Church of England Primary Academy4.9 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Earsham Church of England Primary Academy5.1 miles
Primary · Nr Bungay
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Bungay
Other schools in Harleston
Common questions
- What ages does Mendham Primary School teach?
- Mendham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harleston.
- Who is the head of school of Mendham Primary School?
- The head of school of Mendham Primary School is Mr Henry Huxtable, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mendham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mendham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Mendham Primary School?
- Mendham Primary School has 57 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mendham Primary School full?
- Mendham Primary School has capacity for 80 pupils and 57 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mendham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mendham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mendham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mendham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mendham Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mendham Primary School is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mendham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mendham Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Mendham Primary School ranked 116th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mendham Primary School's absence rate?
- Mendham Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mendham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mendham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.