King Edward VI CEVC School
Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
1,189 pupils · 99% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 225 | 226 | 412 | 225 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 236 | 205 | 429 | 236 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 237 | 296 | 497 | 237 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 262 | 457 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 215 | 194 | 353 | 212 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 228 | 281 | 426 | 228 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 234 | 268 | 421 | 234 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 233 | 295 | 443 | 233 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bury St Edmunds County High School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Benedict's Catholic School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sybil Andrews Academy 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thurston Community College 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ixworth High School 10.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mildenhall College Academy 15.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.