Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIckworth Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bury St Edmunds.

Summary of the comparison

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Ickworth Park Primary School are primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.

  • Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ickworth Park Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Ickworth Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged strong and Ickworth Park Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Ickworth Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bury St EdmundsBarrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBury St EdmundsIckworth Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking101st of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure228th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 197
Capacity210 210
LocationBury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5SB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 197
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 11.7%
English as an additional language1.0% 3.0%
SEN support9.7% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% Stronger figure3.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% 4.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Ickworth Park Primary School