St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 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 08/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BJ
Website: http://www.st-edmundsbury.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01284752967
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Shaun Valentine
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124762

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 262
Number of Boys: 141
Number of Girls: 121

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.3
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

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 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX
3out of 4 1,217 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tollgate Primary School
Tollgate Lane , IP32 6DG
3out of 4 1,220 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sexton's Manor Community Primary School
Greene Road , IP33 3HG
3out of 4 1,338 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Bridewell Lane , IP33 1RE
3out of 4 1,376 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
Grove Road , IP33 3BH
3out of 4 134 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 812 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 1,005 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 1,640 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX
3out of 4 2,085 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 244 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 335 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 1,571 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office
New Shire Hall , Raingate Street IP33 2AR
- not rated 1,764 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH
4out of 4 1,836 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Lee School
Nowton Road , IP33 2BT
- not rated 3,023 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverwalk School
Mayfield Road , IP33 2PD
3out of 4 3,233 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.