King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School is a secondary 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 06/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Website: http://www.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01284761393
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Co Headteacher Mrs Beverley Tucker Mr Tom Grey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 124856

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1640
Number of Pupils: 1180
Number of Boys: 600
Number of Girls: 580

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.44
Of the 214 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 201 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:25%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ
3out of 4 134 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tollgate Primary School
Tollgate Lane , IP32 6DG
3out of 4 1,100 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX
3out of 4 1,336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sexton's Manor Community Primary School
Greene Road , IP33 3HG
3out of 4 1,408 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Bridewell Lane , IP33 1RE
3out of 4 1,419 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 709 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 900 yd Voluntary aided 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 1,732 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX
3out of 4 2,219 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 360 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 458 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 1,503 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH
4out of 4 1,786 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office
New Shire Hall , Raingate Street IP33 2AR
- not rated 1,788 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Lee School
Nowton Road , IP33 2BT
- not rated 3,082 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.