Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School, Bury St Edmunds

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~384m)Possible (~549m)Unlikely (~714m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Andrew Matthews & Fiona-Catherine Thompson
Pupils:328 / 420 capacity
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01284754840
Address:Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RE
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 28 January 2025View full report
URN:124550
UKPRN:10072936
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2011 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

12.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

79 responses
Would recommend95%
Child is happy99%
Well taught100%
Good progress99%
Feels safe99%
Well behaved99%
Bullying dealt with18%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns71%
Wider development94%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-4ppMaths-14ppWriting-10pp

Reading has declined from 88% to 84%. Maths has declined from 87% to 73%. Writing has declined from 88% to 78%.

Class Sizes

24.1

Avg class size

23.3

Infant (KS1)

24.8

KS2

14

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Theatre Royal (o/s)
144m · 2 min walk
Chequer Square (adj)
181m · 3 min walk
Brewery (adj)
199m · 3 min walk
St Edmunds RC Primary (o/s)
206m · 3 min walk
Corsbie Close (opp)
326m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

78%

Available places

328 pupils

420 capacity

92 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bury St Edmunds

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,843
Projected new pupils:461

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bury St Edmunds

Admissions Demand - Suffolk

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

8,896

Applications

6,486

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

28 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
4 March 2020
18 May 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.97805%

Overall absence

5.82192%

Persistent absence

292

Enrolments

Authorised3.17914%
Unauthorised0.79891%
Persistent (10%+)5.82192%
Severe (50%+)0.34247%

Absence trend

3.30134%
18/19
4.07659%
20/21
5.38378%
21/22
4.01271%
22/23
3.50616%
23/24
3.97805%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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