Secondary school

Bury St Edmunds County High School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP32 6RF
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 971 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 39%39%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 27%27% · 2017/182018/19: top 39%2021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 47%2023/24: top 48%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 849.8 · East of England 45.98/10 Above+17.1 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths53% · East of England 44.9%8/10 Above
EBacc point score4.64 · East of England 4.018/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.09 · East of England −0.025/10 Middle
A level points per entry · 2023/2441.13 · East of England 32.65Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2023/24 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.7 · 253 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 47.5 · 249 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 50.8 · 231 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 48.2 · 264 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 49.9 · 206 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 46.4 · 214 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 46.2 · 186 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 49.8 · 168 pupils · East of England 45.8551.746.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 43% · 249 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 54% · 231 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 49% · 264 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 57% · 206 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 39% · 214 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 45.7% · 186 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 53% · 168 pupils · East of England 44.9%57%39%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 34.09 · 119 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 32.55 · 134 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 32.75 · 104 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 31.83 · 141 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 33.27 · 112 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 29.2 · 57 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 41.13 · 17 pupils · East of England 32.6541.1329.2No exams

Not published 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
67 of 67 who put it first2023 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6767
2nd9619
3rd697

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2019Inadequate
  4. 2019Ungraded visit
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2022Good
  8. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026657
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.6%
First language not English10.0%
SEN support16.1%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils27.2%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

64.4% full · 1,020 places · 17 in sixth form (2023/24)

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 30.6
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 23.1

Teachers 35.6 FTE · Whole workforce 65.9 · 82 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,846
Spend per pupil£7,972
Staff spend per pupil£5,992
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£646,000in-year balance

Grants £8,365 · self-generated £480 · premises £471 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (39 academies) · trust reserve £4,973,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

186 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.5%
  • Education91.4%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment2.2%
  • Not sustained5.4%
  • Unknown1.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

17 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained100%
  • Education76.5%
  • Higher education76.5%
  • Apprenticeship5.9%
  • Employment17.6%
  • Not sustained0%
  • Unknown0%