West Suffolk schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in West Suffolk, 71 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 91% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Exning Primary School: new Ofsted report card 27 September
- Ixworth Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 September
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- Bury St Edmunds County High School: new Ofsted report card 2 July
- West Row Academy: new Ofsted report card 21 June
- Ditton Lodge Primary School: new Ofsted report card 16 June
- Forest Academy: new Ofsted report card 13 May
- Clements Primary Academy: new Ofsted report card 6 May
Every school
| Abbots Green Primary AcademyIP32 7PJ | Primary | Great Barton | Good (2022) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, NewmarketCB8 8JE | Primary | Newmarket | Good (2022) |
| Bardwell Church of England Primary SchoolIP31 1AD | Primary | Bardwell | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP31 1DD | Primary | Barningham | Good in every area (2025) |
| Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP29 5AU | Primary | Barrow | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024) |
| Beck Row Primary AcademyIP28 8AE | Primary | Beck Row | Good (2024) |
| Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary SchoolCO10 7BP | Primary | Clare | Good (2024) |
| Breckland SchoolIP27 0PE | Secondary | Brandon | School remains Good (2023) |
| Burton End Primary AcademyCB9 9DE | Primary | Haverhill | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolIP32 6RF | Secondary | Bury St Edmunds | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5 |
| Castle Manor AcademyCB9 9JE | Secondary | Haverhill | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Cavendish Church of England Primary SchoolCO10 8BA | Primary | Cavendish | Inadequate (2024) |
| Churchill Special Free SchoolCB9 0LB | Special | Haverhill | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Clare Community Primary SchoolCO10 8PZ | Primary | Clare | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Clements Primary AcademyCB9 8NJ | Primary | Haverhill | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Coupals Primary AcademyCB9 0LB | Primary | Haverhill | School remains Good (2023) |
| Ditton Lodge Primary SchoolCB8 8BL | Primary | Newmarket | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1 |
| Exning Primary SchoolCB8 7EW | Primary | Exning | Report card Sept 2026: Exceptional in 2, strong standard in 5 |
| First Base Bury St EdmundsIP32 7PJ | Alternative provision | Great Barton | Good (2023) |
| Forest AcademyIP27 0FP | Primary | Brandon | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Glade AcademyIP27 0DA | Primary | Brandon | Good (2022) |
| Great Barton Church of England Primary AcademyIP31 2RJ | Primary | Great Barton | Good (2023) |
| Great Heath AcademyIP28 7PT | Primary | Mildenhall | Good (2024) |
| Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary SchoolIP30 0UA | Primary | Great Whelnetham | Good (2023) |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolIP33 1RE | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | Good in every area (2025) |
| Hardwick Primary SchoolIP33 2PW | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | School remains Good (2024) |
| Honington Church of England Primary SchoolIP31 1RE | Primary | Honington | School remains Good (2021) |
| Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyIP22 2QY | Primary | Hopton | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Houldsworth Valley Primary AcademyCB8 0PU | Primary | Newmarket | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Howard Community AcademyIP32 6SA | Primary | Fornham All Saints | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Hundon Community Primary SchoolCO10 8EE | Primary | Hundon | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Ickworth Park Primary SchoolIP29 5SB | Primary | Horringer | Good (2024) |
| Ixworth Church of England Primary SchoolIP31 2EL | Primary | Ixworth | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Ixworth High SchoolIP31 2HS | Secondary | Ixworth | Good in every area (2025) |
| Kedington Primary AcademyCB9 7QZ | Primary | Kedington | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Kennett Primary SchoolCB8 7WL | Primary | Kentford | School remains Good (2024) |
| King Edward VI CEVC SchoolIP33 3BH | Secondary | Bury St Edmunds | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Laureate Community AcademyCB8 0AN | Primary | Exning | Good in every area (2025) |
| Mildenhall College AcademyIP28 7JX | Secondary | Mildenhall | School remains Good (2024) |
| Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCB8 8PR | Primary | Moulton | Outstanding (2023) |
| New Cangle Community Primary SchoolCB9 0DU | Primary | Haverhill | Good (2023) |
| Newmarket AcademyCB8 0EB | Secondary | Newmarket | Good (2023) |
| Paddocks Primary SchoolCB8 0DL | Primary | Newmarket | Good (2024) |
| Place Farm Primary AcademyCB9 8HF | Primary | Haverhill | Good (2022) |
| Priory SchoolIP32 7BH | Special | Bury St Edmunds | School remains Outstanding (with concerns) (2024) |
| Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP28 6RT | Primary | Risby | Good (2023) |
| Riverwalk SchoolIP33 2PD | Special | Bury St Edmunds | Good (2024) |
| Rougham Church of England Primary SchoolIP30 9JJ | Primary | Rougham | Good (2024) |
| Samuel Ward AcademyCB9 0LD | Secondary | Haverhill | Good (2022) |
| Sebert Wood Community Primary SchoolIP32 7EG | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | Good (2023) |
| Sexton's Manor Primary SchoolIP33 3HG | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Sir Peter Hall SchoolIP32 7PJ | Special | Great Barton | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Benedict's Catholic SchoolIP32 6RH | Secondary | Bury St Edmunds | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Christopher's CEVCP SchoolIP28 8XQ | Primary | Red Lodge | Good (2022) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolIP33 1QG | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolIP33 1QG | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary AcademyIP33 3BJ | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, HaverhillCB9 9DE | Primary | Haverhill | Good (2024) |
| St Louis Catholic AcademyCB8 7AA | Primary | Newmarket | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| St Mary's Church of England AcademyIP28 7LR | Primary | Mildenhall | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Stanton Primary SchoolIP31 2AW | Primary | Stanton | School remains Good (2024) |
| Stour Valley Community SchoolCO10 8PJ | Secondary | Clare | Good (2023) |
| Sybil Andrews AcademyIP32 7QB | Secondary | Great Barton | Good (2023) |
| The AlbanyIP33 3JX | Alternative provision | Bury St Edmunds | Inadequate (2023) |
| The Pines Primary SchoolIP28 8WL | Primary | West Row | Good (2023) |
| Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCB9 7HY | Primary | Kedington | Good (2023) |
| Tollgate Primary SchoolIP32 6DG | Primary | Fornham St Martin | Good (2023) |
| West Row AcademyIP28 8NY | Primary | West Row | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Westfield Primary AcademyCB9 0BW | Primary | Haverhill | Good (2022) |
| Westgate Community Primary School and NurseryIP33 3JX | Primary | Bury St Edmunds | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Wickhambrook Primary AcademyCB8 8XN | Primary | Wickhambrook | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 West Suffolk report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 40 times, strong standard 16 times, needs attention 3 times, exceptional 2 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at IP, CB and CO postcodes and show here the ones in West Suffolk. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in West Suffolk are rated good or better?
91% of the 71 state schools and nurseries in West Suffolk were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in West Suffolk?
There are 71 state-funded schools and nurseries in West Suffolk: 54 primary, 11 secondary, 4 special, 2 alternative provision.