Howard Community 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA
Website: www.howardacademy.org
Telephone: 01284766278
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Weir
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146280

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 150
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -7 to -2.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -9 Confidence interval -11 to -7
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -10.3 to -6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:93
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Howard Community Academy
Beard Road , IP32 6SA
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tollgate Primary School
Tollgate Lane , IP32 6DG
3out of 4 1,018 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sexton's Manor Community Primary School
Greene Road , IP33 3HG
3out of 4 1,368 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ
3out of 4 1,604 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX
3out of 4 2,689 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 865 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 967 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
Grove Road , IP33 3BH
3out of 4 1,551 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westley Middle School
Oliver Road , IP33 3JB
3out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX
3out of 4 3,078 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate , IP33 3RL
- not rated 1,572 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 1,624 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Albany
Beard Road , IP32 6SA
3out of 4 189 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH
4out of 4 3,129 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.