Abbey Gardens School
Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Kay Park
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 48
- URN
- 152428
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Telephone
- 01284630926
About this school
Abbey Gardens School is an independent special school in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 11 to 16.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbey Gardens School under its current framework. 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
Abbey Gardens School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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The Albany0.0 miles
Academies · Bury St. Edmunds
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Priory School1.7 miles
Academies · Bury St Edmunds
-
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office1.8 miles
Other types · Bury St Edmunds
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South Lee School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Bury St Edmunds
-
Riverwalk School2.7 miles
Academies · Bury St. Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
- First Base Bury St Edmunds Academies
- Priory School Academies
- 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Kay Park (until August 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Kay Park to Headteacher Kay Park recorded 27 Aug 2026
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 September 2026.