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Thurston Church of England Primary Academy
Pond Field Road, Bury St. Edmunds IP31 3FT
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy is a Church of England academy. It has about 310 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. In October 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Thedwastre Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy, Woolpit Primary Academy and Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Admissions, Representation and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress.
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is poor. Progress in writing is poor.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
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