Overall Oxbridge
#972
1 ranked schools · -58 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
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Offer rate33.3%
+10.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
On the gentle chalk plain of West Suffolk, where the River Lark winds through the old abbey precinct, Bury St Edmunds has been the region's market and cathedral town since Abbot Baldwin laid out its grid streets around 1080. Around 41,000 people make their home here today. The medieval core, anchored by St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the Norman abbey ruins, is both the cultural and retail hub for West Suffolk.
Culford, to the north, and Rougham, to the east, are among the most sought-after villages for primary school catchments. Greater Anglia services reach Cambridge in around forty minutes and Ipswich in under an hour. Great Whelnetham and Risby extend the residential choice to the quieter southern and western fringes.
Area Performance
Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.61/10, -0.74 vs England.
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Distribution across all Bury St. Edmunds schools
Bury St. Edmunds vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Bury St. Edmunds schools
top 63% of 14,978
top 63% of 14,978
Overall Oxbridge
1 ranked schools · -58 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
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3
Offers
1
Cambridge
1 ranked schools · -334 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
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