The Albany, Bury St. Edmunds
The Albany is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Bury St. Edmunds, part of Raedwald Trust.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Albany in detail
Getting a place at The Albany
Across Suffolk, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Suffolk lodged 177 appeals against secondary school offers; 128 reached a hearing and 22 succeeded (17.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Albany are St Benedict's Catholic School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 51.9); Bury St Edmunds County High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.8); King Edward VI CEVC School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); and Learning Support, Western Area Education Office (1.8 miles).
St Benedict's Catholic SchoolBury St Edmunds County High SchoolKing Edward VI CEVC SchoolLearning Support, Western Area Education Office
The trust
The Albany is one of 7 schools run by Raedwald Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howard Middle School (outside), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Albany stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Albany are Howard Community Academy (under 0.1 miles), Tollgate Primary School (0.5 miles), Sexton's Manor Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Howard Community AcademyTollgate Primary SchoolSexton's Manor Primary SchoolSt Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
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
The Albany has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2023. Before that, as The Albany (URN 146422), it was rated Inadequate in May 2023.
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 secondary schools
Keep up with The Albany
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Albany from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Albany 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
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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
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
8,475
Applications
7,204
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
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
4
Teachers
£53,209
Mean salary
2026 data
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about The Albany
What is The Albany's Ofsted rating?
The Albany has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2023. Before that, as The Albany (URN 146422), it was rated Inadequate in May 2023.
What is the catchment area for The Albany?
No fixed boundary. When The Albany is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to The Albany?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming The Albany 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 The Albany?
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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 The Albany?
The Albany is at Brooklands Close, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)