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Sebert Wood Community Primary School

Community school · Bury St Edmunds · IP32 7EG

Ages 3–11 · 374 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill89%

374 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
374
Boys / girls
200 / 174
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
374 / 420 (89%)
Free school meals
11.5%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr James Tottie

Location

Address
Sebert Road
Postcode
IP32 7EG
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 3–11, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 374 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.5%.

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 IP32
11
Primary in IP32
4
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.

Compare with theseAll in Bury St EdmundsNear IP32

  • 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

    0.6 miles away

  • Hardwick Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP33 2PW · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.0 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP33 1QG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.1 miles away

  • 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

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Tottie
Telephone
01284755211
Website
www.sebertwoodschool.co.uk/

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