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Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School

Community school · Bury St Edmunds · IP33 1RE

Ages 5–11 · 328 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

81%

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
301

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
118
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

328 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
328
Boys / girls
176 / 152
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
328 / 420 (78%)
Free school meals
12.5%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Matthews & Fiona-Catherine Thompson

Location

Address
Bridewell Lane
Postcode
IP33 1RE
Town
Bury St Edmunds
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 328 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.5%.

Open schools in Bury St Edmunds
52
Primary schools in Bury St Edmunds
36
Academies among open schools in Bury St Edmunds
60% (31)
Open schools in IP33
13
Primary in IP33
6
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

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    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP33 1QG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.2 miles away

  • Hardwick Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand1.03

    0.7 miles away

  • Sebert Wood Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Bury St Edmunds · IP32 7EG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Tollgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP32 6DG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

  • Abbots Green Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP32 7PJ · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Matthews & Fiona-Catherine Thompson
Telephone
01284754840
Website
www.guildhallfeoffment.org

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