First Base Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds
First Base Bury St Edmunds is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 8 in Bury St Edmunds, part of Raedwald Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
First Base Bury St Edmunds in detail
Getting a place at First Base Bury St Edmunds
Across Suffolk, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Suffolk lodged 69 appeals against primary school offers; 34 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (41.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to First Base Bury St Edmunds are Abbots Green Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 93% maths); Sebert Wood Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 87% maths); Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 73% maths); and Hardwick Primary School (1.6 miles, 59% reading, 50% maths).
Abbots Green Primary AcademySebert Wood Community Primary SchoolGuildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolHardwick Primary School
The trust
First Base Bury St Edmunds is one of 7 schools run by Raedwald Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood First Base Bury St Edmunds stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to First Base Bury St Edmunds are Sybil Andrews Academy (0.3 miles); and Learning Support, Western Area Education Office (1.4 miles).
Sybil Andrews AcademyLearning Support, Western Area Education Office
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with First Base Bury St Edmunds
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bury St Edmunds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bury St Edmunds
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
-%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
0
Total Pupils
0
Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
2
Teachers
2026 data
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
First Base Bury St Edmunds
Questions parents ask about First Base Bury St Edmunds
What is First Base Bury St Edmunds's Ofsted rating?
First Base Bury St Edmunds was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2014 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for First Base Bury St Edmunds?
No fixed boundary. When First Base Bury St Edmunds is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to First Base Bury St Edmunds?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming First Base Bury St Edmunds on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near First Base Bury St Edmunds?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is First Base Bury St Edmunds?
First Base Bury St Edmunds is at Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)