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EnglandEast of EnglandWest SuffolkIP32 6SAHoward Community Academy
Primary

Howard Community Academy

Primary

West Suffolk · Bury St Edmunds · IP32 6SA www.howardacademy.org

Pupils
196
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 18/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Howard Community Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
36%
+12pp
36%30%23%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
43%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2536%0%71%14%57%0%50%7%86%43%103.099.099.028%196
2023/2424%0%48%14%43%0%48%0%52%33%100.098.097.028%190
2022/2324%0%36%8%24%0%40%4%40%36%97.095.095.0+0.50-3.80-0.9026%175
2018/1923%3%39%13%23%3%29%3%39%35%97.093.095.0-4.80-9.00-8.3021%170
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519626.528%16%47%7%22%
2023/2419022.028%18%43%8%25%
2022/2317519.826%17%39%8%30%
2021/2216323.332%10%35%11%36%
2020/2115016.131%11%36%
2018/1917023.121%11%42%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.