Overall Oxbridge
#972
1 ranked schools · -58 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
3
Offers
1
Offer rate33.3%
+10.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bury St. Edmunds
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.
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Secondary
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Special
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of which2sixth forms·7faith14 total
Area Performance
Bury St. Edmunds schools rank in the top 59% of England
Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.97/10, -0.38 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
7% Elite
Distribution across all Bury St. Edmunds schools
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Bury St. Edmunds vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 59%
Across all ranked Bury St. Edmunds schools
Top 59%Primaryavg #8,763 of 14,978
Primary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,763
-9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 59% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
54%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,763
-9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 59% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
54%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Cambridge
#1,107
1 ranked schools · -334 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
3
Offers
1
Offer rate33.3%
+3.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Bury St. Edmunds
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Bury St. Edmunds
1 Sixth Form
2026
Bury St. Edmunds
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School profiles in Bury St. Edmunds
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