Bury St Edmunds County High School
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Establishment
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Pupils
- 657
- Age range
- 11–16
- URN
- 136990
- Head teacher
- Ms Sally Kennedy (name as published)
Latest inspection
Old framework
Good
15 March 2022 · Still the live grade until a new inspection
Report card
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspection history
| Date | Inspection | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | S5 Inspection (Report card) | Report card | |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection | Good | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2 | Taking effective action | |
| 5 Nov 2020 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 | Not taking effective action | |
| 16 Jan 2019 | S8 No Formal Designation Visit | Inadequate | |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Full inspection | — | |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Academy conversion letter | — |
Every inspection Ofsted has published for this URN since September 2018, with earlier reports where Ofsted still lists them.
Location
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF, Suffolk · Open in OpenStreetMap