Great Heath Academy is a primary school located in Bury St Edmunds. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Girton Close, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Girton Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7PT
Website: http://www.greatheathacademy.attrust.org.uk/
Telephone: 01638713430
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Naomi Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142027

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 530
Number of Boys: 289
Number of Girls: 241

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.3
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3
Maths
N/A: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Heath Academy
Girton Close , Mildenhall IP28 7PT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Academy
Trinity Avenue , Mildenhall IP28 7LR 		3out of 4 533 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beck Row Primary Academy
The Street , Beck Row IP28 8AE 		1out of 4 2,760 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mildenhall College Academy
The Hub , Sheldrick Way IP28 7JX 		3out of 4 1,495 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
On Track Education Centre (Mildenhall)
82e & F Fred Dannatt Road , IP28 7RD 		- not rated 1,233 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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