SchoolScoresFirst Base Bury St Edmunds
Academy · Primary, ages 3 to 8 · Mixed
Part of RAEDWALD TRUST
Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
01284 762453 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 3 July 2023.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Suffolk. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.
Pupils, staff and SEND
| Pupils | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years | 0.0% | 23.4%* | 26.3% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 0.0% | 3.2%* | 3.5% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 0.0% | 14.7%* | 15.0% |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 12.6%* | 23.4% |
| Pupils per teacher | 2.0 | 19.8 | 20.7 |
| Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) | 1.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26.
Nearby primary schools
- Abbots Green Primary Academy 0.0 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 82% met expected standard (KS2)
- Sebert Wood Community Primary School 0.6 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 1.6 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hardwick Primary School 1.6 miles · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 35% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 1.7 miles · Ofsted: Not yet inspected · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- Great Barton CofE Primary Academy 1.8 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 2.1 miles · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024, before conversion) · 25% met expected standard (KS2)
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery 2.2 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 39% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tollgate Primary School 2.2 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rougham CofE Primary School 2.4 miles · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is First Base Bury St Edmunds's Ofsted rating?
First Base Bury St Edmunds was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 3 July 2023.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 146072.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.