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Schools near IP30 9

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk · ranked for your family, with the reasons

4 state primary schools within 2 miles and 2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of IP30 9, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of IP30 9 is the average position of the 6 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near IP30 9

4 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of IP30 9, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Norton CEVC Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Bury St Edmunds · 1.7 miles

    63of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · results: top 8% in England · Ofsted: Good (2024)

    How it scored 63
    • Resultsmatters18.6 of 20 points

      Top 8% of 14,817 state schools in England: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, December 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters2.6 of 20 points

      1.7 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little4.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 1.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

    State primary · Church of England · Bury St. Edmunds · 1.7 miles

    52of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2024) · results: better than 37% of schools in England

    How it scored 52
    • Resultsmatters7.5 of 20 points

      Better than 37% of 14,817 state schools in England: 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, November 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.2 of 20 points

      1.7 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 7.1 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little4.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 26.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Woolpit Primary Academy

    State primary · Bury St Edmunds · 1.1 miles

    52of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 1.1 miles

    How it scored 52
    • Resultsmatters0.4 of 20 points

      Better than 2% of 14,817 state schools in England: 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, July 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters8.5 of 20 points

      1.1 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 2.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  4. Elmswell Community Primary School

    State primary · Bury St Edmunds · 1.9 miles

    41of 100

    Results: top 20% in England · absence 4.4% (similar schools 4.6%) · classes of 25 on average

    How it scored 41
    • Resultsmatters16.2 of 20 points

      Top 20% of 14,817 state schools in England: 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in February 2025: Standards maintained. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters1.1 of 20 points

      1.9 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters0 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Reception place went to a home 0.56 miles away; this school is 1.89 miles from the middle of IP30 9, further than that. 6 applicants were refused a place. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 25.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near IP30 9

2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of IP30 9, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Thurston Community College

    State secondary · Bury St Edmunds · 3.1 miles

    61of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2024) · classes of 22 on average

    How it scored 61
    • Resultsmatters7.5 of 20 points

      Better than 37% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.16 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in March 2024: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters7.4 of 20 points

      3.1 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Year 7 place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 31.7 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Sybil Andrews Academy

    State secondary · Bury St. Edmunds · 4.9 miles

    56of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2023) · results: top 40% in England

    How it scored 56
    • Resultsmatters12.1 of 20 points

      Top 40% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.15 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters0.3 of 20 points

      4.9 miles from the middle of IP30 9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Year 7 place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 19.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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