Bury St Edmunds County High School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP32 6RFPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bury St Edmunds County High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 657 pupils. Bury St Edmunds County High School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53%
EBacc average point score: 4.64

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

657

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 657
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
1 May 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.