Find similar primary schools
Find schools with a similar pupil intake. Compare their results, attendance and Ofsted reports, then choose which schools to look at more closely.
What you can compare
Pupil numbers, free school meals, first language other than English and SEND, alongside KS2 results, absence and Ofsted reports. For primary schools in England that teach the full primary age range; infant and junior schools are excluded.
The matches use HeadteacherChat’s method. They are separate from DfE’s official similar-schools groups, and are not a ranking of school quality.
Questions to explore next
For school improvement, identify a useful similarity and a difference to discuss with a peer. For governors or inspection, check the years and explain what the comparison can show. For a job application, read the school’s own information and turn what you find into interview questions.
- School performance and inspection data: IDSR, ASP, VYED and KS2 results (England)
- Ofsted report cards, the toolkit and the renewed inspection framework
- School attendance: the statutory guidance, registers, absence codes and penalty notices (England)
- SEND in England: the code of practice, the graduated approach and where reform stands
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