Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Abbots Green Primary Academy

2–11Ages
608Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145698URN

Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

120 applications for 74 places · 97th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

120 applications · 74 places offered · 76 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Abbots Green Community Primary School (URN 134362), the previous school.

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	74	120	1.6	76	1.03
Sep 2025	70	110	1.6	70	1.00
Sep 2024	68	113	1.7	68	1.00
Sep 2023	85	124	1.5	85	1.00
Sep 2022	58	102	1.8	58	1.00
Sep 2021	49	98	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2020	61	109	1.8	61	1.00
Sep 2019	52	97	1.9	52	1.00
Sep 2018	53	100	1.9	51	0.96
Sep 2017 *	47	101	2.2	44	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	131	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	60	127	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	60	120	2.0	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%12th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	82%	21%	108	109
2023/24	79%	27%	106	107
2022/23	75%	20%	107	108

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

Abbots Green Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Sebert Wood Community Primary School
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
2.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
3.4 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
3.5 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Primary School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145698 · 935/2220
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 608 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Abbots Green Community Primary School (URN 134362)
Address: Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources