Secondary · IP33 · Suffolk

King Edward VI CEVC School

Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance95.3%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.10
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1189

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Standards maintained

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood
  2. Latest ungradedStandards maintained

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in IP33. Where we have them, council (West Suffolk) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1189
Free school meals
21.9%
2.2% above district average (19.7%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
16.5%
10.5% below district average (27%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
6.5%
6.4% below district average (12.9%)
Attendance
95.3%
2.7% above district average (92.6%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
9.2%
Progress 8
-0.10 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
45.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
38%
Grade 4+ English & maths
62.9%
Entered for EBacc
16.6%
EBacc average point score
3.93

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the IP33 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.3%
  • 2021/2290%
  • 2022/2389.7%
  • 2023/2490.7%
  • 2024/2590.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1200
Pupils on roll
1189

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Suffolk page.

SEN support

SEN %
16.5%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · HI
Need types
HI

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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