Honington Church of England Primary School, Bury St Edmunds
Honington Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bury St Edmunds, part of All Saints Schools Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Honington Church of England Primary School in detail
Honington Church of England Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small, caring Church of England school with strong links to RAF Honington, and we warmly welcome families from both our local and military communities. Our ethos of aspiration for all, alongside our Christian vision to help children live life in all its fullness, shapes everything we do."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Suffolk
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Honington Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), 53% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Honington Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Honington Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 18 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Honington Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Honington Church of England Primary School are Bardwell Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Ixworth Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); Stanton Primary School (3.6 miles); and Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 56% maths).
Bardwell Church of England Primary SchoolIxworth Church of England Primary SchoolStanton Primary SchoolBarningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The trust
Honington Church of England Primary School is one of 16 schools run by All Saints Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Honington Church of England Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Honington Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), it was rated Good in May 2011.
At a Glance
19.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
20.5
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
18.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), the school Honington Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Honington Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 63% to 47% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 26% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Honington Church of England Primary School
Term dates
Honington Church of England Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Honington Church of England Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Honington Church of England Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
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.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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.
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Your chances of a place at Honington Church of England Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
145 pupils
210 places
65 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
21.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
145
Total Pupils
75
Boys
70
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
13.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,611
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), the school Honington Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Honington Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
4.3%
Overall absence
7.0%
Persistent absence
129
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Honington Church of England Primary School
Are there exam results for Honington Church of England Primary School?
Honington Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), 53% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Honington Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Honington Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124702), it was rated Good in May 2011.
What is the catchment area for Honington Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Honington Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Honington Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Honington Church of England Primary School average 20.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Honington Church of England Primary School?
Honington Church of England Primary School has around 145 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Honington Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Honington Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Honington Church of England Primary School?
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. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Honington Church of England Primary School?
Honington Church of England Primary School is at Malting Row, Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)