Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School, Bury St Edmunds

In its own words: "Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School is a vibrant school in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, serving a diverse catchment across the town. We are a two form entry school with approximately 335 pupil attending in classes of about 24 pupils."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We feel enormously proud and privileged to be the Headteachers of Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. Guildhall Feoffment is a warm, caring and vibrant community which provides support and challenge to ensure that all students, regardless of their starting points, achieve well to go on to lead happy and fulfilled lives."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, basketball, choir, coding, Lego and gardening.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School as their first choice and 96 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 54% maths); and Hardwick Primary School (0.7 miles, 59% reading, 50% maths).

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 6 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Theatre Royal (outside), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 166 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School are Learning Support, Western Area Education Office (0.2 miles); King Edward VI CEVC School (0.8 miles); Bury St Edmunds County High School (1.2 miles); and St Benedict's Catholic School (1.3 miles).