Abbots Green Primary Academy
Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ang Morrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 608
- URN
- 145698
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01284718818
About this school
Abbots Green Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 608 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbots Green Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 27% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbots Green Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 528 |
| 2023/24 | 566 |
| 2024/25 | 593 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbots Green Primary Academy compares
Abbots Green Primary Academy ranked 12th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.8% | 13.9% | 608 | — |
| Sebert Wood Community Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 374 | 0.6 miles |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | 69% | 4% | 13.3% | 328 | 1.6 miles |
| Hardwick Primary School | 35% | 5.6% | 25.2% | 190 | 1.6 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 443 | 1.7 miles |
| Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 188 | 1.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.88%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 10.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sebert Wood Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Hardwick Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
Abbots Green Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
- 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
- Hartest Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbots Green Primary Academy teach?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbots Green Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Abbots Green Primary Academy is Ang Morrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbots Green Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbots Green Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Abbots Green Primary Academy?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy has 608 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Abbots Green Primary Academy full?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 608 on roll (145%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbots Green Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Abbots Green Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbots Green Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbots Green Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Abbots Green Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbots Green Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbots Green Primary Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy ranked 12th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbots Green Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Abbots Green Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbots Green Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbots Green Primary 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 10 July 2026.