King Edward VI CEVC School

State-Funded School

king-edward-vi-cevc-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP33 3BHPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King Edward VI CEVC 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 1,189 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,189

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 1,189
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.