Ickworth Park Primary School, Bury St Edmunds
Ickworth Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bury St Edmunds, part of All Saints Schools Trust. It was 83% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ickworth Park Primary School in detail
Ickworth Park Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Ickworth Park Primary School. The school has served Horringer and surrounding villages since 1990 when many of the smaller village schools were closed and our present building was opened. The school has been a full Primary School since September 2016 following the Suffolk Schools re-organisation, we cater for children from 4 -11 years old."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, gymnastics, basketball, dance, drama, choir, Lego and cooking.
The school runs after-school care until 5:00pm, from £6.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Ickworth Park Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124678), 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Ickworth Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Ickworth Park Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Ickworth Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ickworth Park Primary School are Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery (1.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 54% maths); Sexton's Manor Primary School (2 miles, 43% reading, 30% maths); St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (2.1 miles); and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths).
Westgate Community Primary School and NurserySexton's Manor Primary SchoolSt Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Edmund's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Ickworth Park 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
13.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
5 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 anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ickworth Park Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ickworth Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Ickworth Park Primary School (URN 124678), it was rated Good in June 2024.
At a Glance
13.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Ickworth Park Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124678). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 85% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ickworth Park Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ickworth Park Primary School.
- The Willows Horringer800m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Ickworth Park 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 Ickworth Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ickworth Park 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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
Your chances of a place at Ickworth Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
200 pupils
240 places
40 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
185
Total Pupils
87
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,793
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,074
Per pupil
£1103k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3%
Overall absence
4.1%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Ickworth Park Primary School
Are there exam results for Ickworth Park Primary School?
Ickworth Park Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124678), 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Ickworth Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ickworth Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Ickworth Park Primary School (URN 124678), it was rated Good in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Ickworth Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ickworth Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ickworth Park Primary School?
Ickworth Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Ickworth Park Primary School?
Classes at Ickworth Park Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Ickworth Park Primary School?
Ickworth Park Primary School has around 185 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ickworth Park Primary School?
3.3% of sessions were missed at Ickworth Park Primary School in 2024/25. 4.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ickworth Park Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Ickworth Park 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.
Does Ickworth Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ickworth Park Primary School: The Willows Horringer (800m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Ickworth Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Ickworth Park Primary School?
Ickworth Park Primary School is at Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5SB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)