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West Row Academy

Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NY

Local ranking179th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

270

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from West Row Academy (URN 145277) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
76.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
62.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
21

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
195
Boys
104 (53%)
Girls
91 (47%)
Capacity
270 (72% full)
SEND
24.1%
FSM Eligible
15.4%
EAL
3.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
8.2%
SEN Support
15.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,964/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 83.1%
  • White Other: 7.7%
  • Mixed Other: 4.1%
  • Black African: 1.5%
  • White Traveller: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%

83.1%

White British

7.7%

White Other

4.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150276
UKPRN
10093634
Establishment No.
2231
Trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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