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Bury St Edmunds County High School

Secondary Academy school in Bury St Edmunds IP32 6RF

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  • School Reference Number: 136990
  • Address: Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6RF
  • Headteacher: Ms Sally Kennedy
  • Telephone: 01284 754857
  • Website: countyhigh.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Unity Schools Partnership
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,020
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 15/03/2022

Rating published on 15/05/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
15 March 2022 16 May 2022 School inspection Good
30 June 2021 17 September 2021 Monitoring visit
25 February 2021 27 April 2021 Monitoring visit
5 November 2020 4 December 2020 Monitoring visit
3 July 2019 23 July 2019 Monitoring visit
16 January 2019 26 March 2019 Full inspection Inadequate
18 September 2013 9 October 2013 Full inspection Outstanding
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136990
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number4000
School / College NameBury St Edmunds County High School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-08-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,020
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils855
Number of Boys437
Number of Girls418
Percentage Free School Meals22.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4454
Academy trust or TrustUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorUnity Schools Partnership
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034608
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date08-01-2025
StreetBeetons Way
Locality
Address3
TownBury St Edmunds
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeIP32 6RF
Websitehttp://www.countyhigh.uk
Telephone01284754857
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSally
Headteacher/Principal last nameKennedy
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000245
DistrictWest Suffolk
Ward CodeE05012802
WardTollgate
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001146
Parliamentary ConstituencyBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting584528
Northing265492
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Suffolk 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Suffolk 011C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100091503776
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006278
LSOA CodeE01030137
Free School Meals187
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136990
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136990
LAESTAB9354000
School nameBury St Edmunds County High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencyBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Multi-academy trust UID4454
Multi-academy trust nameUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Academy sponsor UID4453
Academy sponsor nameUnity Schools Partnership
PostcodeIP32 6RF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils855
Statutory lowest age13
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10211955
Inspection typeSerious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Inspection type groupingSerious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date15/03/2022
Publication date15/05/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136990
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9354000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBury St Edmunds County High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10083992
Previous inspection start date16/01/2019
Previous publication date01/05/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136990
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9354000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBury St Edmunds County High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSWK
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?No
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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