West Row Academy

West Row Academy at a glance

Located in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, West Row Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 195 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). West Row Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 17.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering West Row Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.