Mellis Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Eye, Suffolk·IP23 8DP
Composite score
56.2
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#5,078
National rank
#521
In East of England
#58
In Suffolk
Top 34%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
39
any preference, for 24 places
Applications from another council area
23%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Mellis Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
147
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,096
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Mellis Church of England Primary School

Mellis Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Eye, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 147 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Mellis Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.3%. There are about 20.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Mellis Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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