Community school · Suffolk

Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

4–11Ages
301Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124552URN

Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

57 applications for 28 places · 41st of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
26 January 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

57 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2025	35	83	2.4	35	1.00
Sep 2024	36	73	2.0	36	1.00
Sep 2023	32	65	2.0	30	0.94
Sep 2022	28	55	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2021	41	66	1.6	41	1.00
Sep 2020	32	49	1.5	32	1.00
Sep 2019	42	67	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2018	41	68	1.7	41	1.00
Sep 2017	53	81	1.5	52	0.98
Sep 2016	38	62	1.6	31	0.82
Sep 2015	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2014	52	86	1.7	52	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 54% · Maths 54% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%201st of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	0%	102	99
2023/24	45%	2%	104	102
2022/23	37%	0%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Westgate Community Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
1.0 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
1.1 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Sexton's Manor Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Howard Community Academy
2.5 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124552 · 935/2034
Capacity: 378 pupils · 301 on roll
Free school meals: 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3JX
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources