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Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

Pond Field Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3FT

Local ranking157th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
78.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
86.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
63

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
336
Boys
185 (55%)
Girls
151 (45%)
Capacity
420 (80% full)
SEND
23.8%
FSM Eligible
19.9%
EAL
3.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
22.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,649/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.4%
  • White Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
  • Black African: 0.6%

91.4%

White British

4.9%

White Other

1.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Pond Field Road

Bury St Edmunds, East of England

Administrative

URN
142562
UKPRN
10055174
Establishment No.
3062
Trust
THEDWASTRE EDUCATION TRUST

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