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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 5 March 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry412 applications · 225 places offered · 226 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2021 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.4
- 2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2017 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
- This school
- Suffolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 225 | 412 | 1.8 | 226 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 236 | 429 | 1.8 | 205 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 237 | 497 | 2.1 | 296 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2023 | 236 | 457 | 1.9 | 262 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 215 | 353 | 1.6 | 194 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 228 | 426 | 1.9 | 281 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2020 | 234 | 421 | 1.8 | 268 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 443 | 1.9 | 295 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 430 | 1.8 | 231 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 215 | 425 | 2.0 | 241 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 213 | 390 | 1.8 | 214 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 238 | 42.4 | 37% | 56% | – |
| 2024/25 | 229 | 45.4 | 38% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 234 | 42.9 | 39% | 65% | −0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 239 | 45.3 | 40% | 62% | +0.05 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- King Edward VI CEVC SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Suffolk20262.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · SuffolkGood20231.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20251.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 124856 · 935/4500
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,189 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
- Local authority
- Suffolk · West Suffolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources