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Bury St Edmunds County High School

Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6RF

6Schola Grade
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Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
657
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,020
Local authority
Suffolk
Unity Schools Partnership

Schola Grade 6

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 49.8, an average GCSE grade of about 5.0
70thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 37.1
56thpercentile
Attendance27% of pupils persistently absent
31stpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Bury St Edmunds County High School

Bury St Edmunds County High School is a secondary academy in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Unity Schools Partnership.

It has 657 pupils on roll and room for 1,020. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Beetons Way
Bury St Edmunds IP32 6RF
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Ages
11–16
Official type
Academy converter
Pupils on roll
657
Capacity
1,020 pupils
Free school meals
26.10% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Unity Schools Partnership
Local authority
Suffolk
Nation
England
URN
136990

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