Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

West Row Academy

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150276URN

Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

31 applications for 22 places · 137th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 6 May 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
25 May 2022
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as West Row Academy, URN 145277

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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 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as West Row Academy (URN 145277), West Row Academy (URN 124542), 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	22	31	1.4	21	0.95
Sep 2025	27	48	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2024	19	37	2.0	17	0.89
Sep 2023 *	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2022 *	33	52	1.6	31	0.94
Sep 2021 *	45	81	1.8	42	0.93
Sep 2020 *	28	56	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2019 *	32	55	1.7	31	0.97
Sep 2018 *	30	57	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	34	59	1.7	29	0.85
Sep 2016 *	51	69	1.4	27	0.53
Sep 2015 *	59	101	1.7	53	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	75	2.5	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%73rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	10%	107	104
2023/24	63%	13%	105	104
2022/23

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

West Row AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beck Row Primary Academy
2.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Isleham Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Great Heath Academy
4.1 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Academy
4.1 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
The Pines Primary School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's CEVCP School
6.5 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Fordham CofE Primary School
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Weatheralls Primary School
8.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 44%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: 150276 · 935/2231
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 270 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: West Row Academy (URN 145277); West Row Academy (URN 124542)
Address: Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8NY
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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