Ickworth Park Primary School
Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsten Steele
- Sponsor
- All Saints Schools Trust
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 151388
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01284735337
About this school
Ickworth Park Primary School is a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ickworth Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ickworth Park Primary School (URN 124678).
How Ickworth Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 11.7% | 185 | — |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | 39% | 6.2% | 29.5% | 301 | 1.7 miles |
| Sexton's Manor Primary School | 27% | 5.4% | 23.9% | 165 | 2.0 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 443 | 2.1 miles |
| Hardwick Primary School | 35% | 5.6% | 25.2% | 190 | 2.2 miles |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | 25% | 5.3% | 27.6% | 168 | 2.3 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)
- 11.68%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 4.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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Sexton's Manor Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Hardwick Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy2.3 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 ages does Ickworth Park Primary School teach?
- Ickworth Park Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of Ickworth Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ickworth Park Primary School is Mrs Kirsten Steele, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ickworth Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ickworth Park Primary School, 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 Ickworth Park Primary School?
- Ickworth Park Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ickworth Park Primary School full?
- Ickworth Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Ickworth Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ickworth Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ickworth Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ickworth Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ickworth Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ickworth Park Primary School is part of ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ickworth Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Ickworth Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Ickworth Park Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ickworth Park Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.