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West Row Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St. Edmunds IP28 8NY · westrow-academy.co.uk · 01638 715680
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 77% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 145277)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected West Row Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 145277), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 145277)