Ickworth Park Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk·IP29 5SB
Composite score
48.8
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National rank
#825
In East of England
#106
In Suffolk
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
79%
33 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
1.14
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
81
any preference, for 29 places

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Ickworth Park Primary School yet. Suffolk does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£3,980
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

About Ickworth Park Primary School

Ickworth Park Primary School is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 197 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 79% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (33 first choices for 29 places). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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