Thurston Church of England Primary 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 06/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pond Field Road, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Pond Field Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3RY
Website: http://www.thurstonprimary.net
Telephone: 01359230444
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Bayes
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142562

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 226
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.4
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy
Pond Field Road , Thurston IP31 3RY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rougham Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Rougham IP30 9JJ 		1out of 4 3,183 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thurston Community College
Norton Road , Thurston IP31 3PB 		3out of 4 1,047 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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