Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #43 in Suffolk public Top 39% UK

Tollgate Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Hannah Brookman

corporate_fareUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

location_onBury St Edmunds, IP32 6DG

language Visit Website phone 1284752742

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

groups

Students

383

school

Expected Standard

68%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

0.9x

summarize

Tollgate Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bury St Edmunds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

Tollgate Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 433 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #3,962 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths86% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

23 May 2017

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-23

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-29

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 433 pupils. During this period, there were 16 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	433	16	3.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	435	14	3.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	440	12	2.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	434	25	5.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	426	25	5.9%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	382	8	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	383	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	376	7	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	332	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	328	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	324	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	311	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	330	5	1.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	314	7	2.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	320	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	302	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	286	15	5.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	292	23	7.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	282	21	7.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	261	20	7.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	252	26	10.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	251	20	8.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	246	9	3.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 55 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils