Bury St Edmunds County Upper School

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Bury St Edmunds County Upper School

Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6RF

https://www.countyupper.org/

Bury St Edmunds County Upper School is a non-selective academy. It has about 810 boys and girls aged between 13 and 18. In March 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Unity Schools Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Sybil Andrews Academy, Newmarket Academy, Breckland School, Samuel Ward Academy and Thomas Gainsborough School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Attainment and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Sixth form.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		St Benedict's Catholic School
0.4		King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
2.6		Sybil Andrews Academy
4.5		Thurston Community College
6.6		Set Ixworth School
10.3		Mildenhall College Academy
12.1		The Thetford Academy
12.6		Stowmarket High School
13.0		Newmarket Academy
13.1		Stour Valley Community School
13.4		Breckland School
14.4		Stowupland High School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Above average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is above average, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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