Great Heath Academy

School overview

Great Heath Academy is a primary school serving Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 469 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Great Heath Academy 'Good'. 55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 12.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Great Heath Academy their first choice was offered one of its 52 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.