West Row Academy
Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8NY
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by West Row Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elisabeth Close
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 145277
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
West Row Academy was a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Row Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 |
| Writing progress | -10.40 |
| Maths progress | -3.20 |
How West Row Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 11.3% | 221 | — |
| West Row Academy | 67% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 208 | 0.0 miles |
| Beck Row Primary Academy | 71% | 4.8% | 25.1% | 243 | 1.6 miles |
| Isleham Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 11% | 201 | 2.1 miles |
| Great Heath Academy | 55% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 438 | 2.5 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Academy | 31% | 5.8% | 20% | 414 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Row Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
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Beck Row Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Isleham Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Great Heath Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
St Mary's Church of England Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Row Academy teach?
- West Row Academy taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Has West Row Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Row Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Row Academy?
- West Row Academy had 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are West Row Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Row Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 14 September 2023.