Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSybil Andrews Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bury St Edmunds.
Summary of the comparison
Bury St Edmunds County High School and Sybil Andrews Academy are secondary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
Bury St Edmunds County High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sybil Andrews Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sybil Andrews Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Bury St Edmunds County High School was judged the expected standard and Sybil Andrews Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.8 for Bury St Edmunds County High School and 52.6 for Sybil Andrews Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bury St Edmunds County High School (49.9 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Sybil Andrews Academy (54.4 in 2021-22, 52.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds County High School | Bury St EdmundsSybil Andrews Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 43 in Suffolk | 5th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 657 | 657 | |
| Capacity | 1,020 | 780 | |
| Location | Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF | Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 52.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.3% | 60.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.2% | 74.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 185 | 126 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 17 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 41.1 | Not reported | 34.4 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.2 | Not reported | 35.1 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.6% | Not reported | 17.1% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 739 | 627 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.6% | 14.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.0% | 9.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 6.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.2% | 18.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Sybil Andrews Academy
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