70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
53%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
58%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
779.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
739
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Bury St Edmunds County High School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-0pp
76%73%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
53%
+7pp
57%48%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
Attainment 8
49.8
+3.6
49.948.046.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49.8
EBacc entry
58%
-4pp
72%65%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
EBacc APS
779.7
-28.3
1196.4988.0779.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 779.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
739
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Local authority
Suffolk
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 53% | 49.8 | Not applicable | 58% | 779.7 | 58% | 739 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 46% | 46.2 | -0.09 | 62% | 808.0 | 63% | 855 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 39% | 46.4 | -0.17 | 63% | 937.8 | 64% | 659 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 57% | 49.9 | -0.20 | 72% | 997.2 | 72% | 810 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 49% | 48.2 | -0.08 | 69% | 1196.4 | 69% | 1,032 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 54% | 50.8 | +0.39 | 79% | 1119.7 | 79% | 1,019 |
| 2016/17 | 65% | 43% | 47.5 | +0.11 | 65% | — | 72% | 983 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41.1 | B | +0.45 | 18% | 21 |
| 2022/23 | 29.2 | C | — | 13% | 65 |
| 2021/22 | 33.3 | C+ | — | 20% | 123 |
| 2018/19 | 31.8 | C+ | -0.21 | 11% | 149 |
| 2017/18 | 32.8 | C+ | -0.08 | 15% | 108 |
| 2016/17 | 32.5 | C+ | -0.12 | 17% | 136 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 739 | 21.3 | 18% | 10% | 25% | 9% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 855 | 18.0 | 9% | 7% | 23% | 11% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 659 | 15.3 | 5% | 4% | 17% | 10% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 810 | 15.9 | 4% | 4% | 17% | 13% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 912 | 16.4 | 5% | 3% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,032 | 16.2 | 2% | 3% | 14% | 4% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 1,019 | 15.8 | 2% | 3% | 17% | 3% | 2% |
| 2016/17 | 983 | 14.2 | 3% | 2% | 20% | 3% | 1% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.