Bury St Edmunds County High School
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
657 pupils · 64% of 1,020 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 2 July 2026. 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 | 49.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 58.3% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 98 | 67 | 232 | 93 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 98 | 76 | 228 | 92 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 87 | 47 | 175 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 137 | 122 | 193 | 132 |
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
- St Benedict's Catholic School 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- King Edward VI CEVC School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Sybil Andrews Academy 4.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thurston Community College 7.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ixworth High School 10.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mildenhall College Academy 15.3 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.