Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.343 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 6.343 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The share of pupils eligible for free school meals is 8.5%, against a middle figure of 12.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 6.343 miles, the longest of the 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.55 miles.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s warm and caring environment provides a safe space for pupils to thrive and flourish.”
- “Whether chatting with friends across the dining table or pulling on wellies to get muddy at lunchtime, pupils play and socialise together very happily.”
- “Adults set high standards for pupils’ learning from early years upwards.”
To improve
- “However, in some cases, some individual targets set for pupils with SEND are not sufficiently precise.”
- “This means that adaptations to activities are not as effective in supporting pupils with SEND to achieve exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Abbots Green Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sebert Wood Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Tollgate Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged
- Rougham Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hardwick Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good