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Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

Primary Academy school in Bury St. Edmunds IP31 3FT

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  • School Reference Number: 142562
  • Address: Pond Field Road, Bury St. Edmunds IP31 3FT
  • Headteacher: Mr John Bayes
  • Telephone: 01359 230444
  • Website: thurstonprimary.net
  • Managing Organisation: THEDWASTRE EDUCATION TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 420
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 5 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2016* (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 05/12/2012

Rating published on 20/12/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 November 2024 17 December 2024 School inspection
31 October 2018 22 November 2018 Short inspection
17 January 2016 17 January 2016 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 Number142562
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number3062
School / College NameThurston Church of England Primary Academy
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 date01-01-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low5
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE33
DioceseDiocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity420
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils320
Number of Boys178
Number of Girls142
Percentage Free School Meals18.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15968
Academy trust or TrustTHEDWASTRE EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10055174
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date23-09-2024
StreetPond Field Road
Locality
Address3
TownBury St. Edmunds
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeIP31 3FT
Websitehttp://www.thurstonprimary.net
Telephone01359230444
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJohn
Headteacher/Principal last nameBayes
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 provisionNot applicable
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 CodeE07000203
DistrictMid Suffolk
Ward CodeE05012613
WardThurston
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001146
Parliamentary ConstituencyBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting595911
Northing265794
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Mid Suffolk 004
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Mid Suffolk 004D
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
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10094153588
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006264
LSOA CodeE01030084
Free School Meals59
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142562
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142562
LAESTAB9353062
School nameThurston Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/01/2016
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencyBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Multi-academy trust UID15968
Multi-academy trust nameThedwastre Education Trust
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeIP31 3FT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils320
Statutory lowest age5
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10053514
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection142562
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9353062
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThurston Church of England Primary Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection31/10/2018
Ungraded inspection publication date21/11/2018
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS402288
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date05/12/2012
Publication date20/12/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection124715
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9353062
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThurston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Controlled School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS340633
Previous inspection start date04/05/2010
Previous publication date21/05/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection124715
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9353062
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThurston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Controlled School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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