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West Row Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Elisabeth Close
corporate_fareUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
location_onBury St. Edmunds, IP28 8NY
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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

school

Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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West Row Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bury St. Edmunds, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

West Row Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #105 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #8,286 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%
Reading81% LA 73%
Writing76% LA 68%
Maths76% LA 69%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%
Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%
Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 54%England 60%
Reading-% LA 70% · Eng 73%
Writing-% LA 67% · Eng 71%
Maths-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

LA 0.0

-

Write

LA -0.4

-

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Academy First Section 5 EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Requires improvement
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Requires improvement
None EIF
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement

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