Westley Middle School is a middle deemed 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 19/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Oliver Road, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Oliver Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3JB
Website: www.burytrust.org/westley/
Telephone: 01284755144
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Jeffery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137180

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 471
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 227

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to -1.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to -1.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sexton's Manor Community Primary School
Greene Road , IP33 3HG
3out of 4 434 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ
3out of 4 1,640 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Howard Community Academy
Beard Road , IP32 6SA
1out of 4 1,781 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX
3out of 4 1,825 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tollgate Primary School
Tollgate Lane , IP32 6DG
3out of 4 2,298 yd Academy sponsor led Yes 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 1,732 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 1,889 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 1,997 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 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX
3out of 4 1,508 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 1,333 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate , IP33 3RL
- not rated 1,402 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed 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 1,918 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 3,094 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.