Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP31 3FTPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Thurston Church of England Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 349 pupils. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy is part of Thedwastre Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Thedwastre Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
20 Dec 2012	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.