Thurston Community College, Bury St Edmunds

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At age 18 (%)

'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 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Thurston Community College

Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds IP31 3PB

https://www.thurstoncollege.org/

Thurston Community College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Suffolk). It has about 1,500 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Admissions, Representation and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
2.1		Sybil Andrews Academy
3.7		Ixworth High School
4.4		King Edward VI CEVC School
4.5		Bury St Edmunds County High School
4.5		St Benedict's Catholic School
8.5		Stowmarket High School
10.1		Stowupland High School
12.2		The Thetford Academy
14.4		Mildenhall College Academy
14.5		Ormiston Sudbury Academy
14.9		Hartismere School
15.1		Stour Valley Community School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

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

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

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

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

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.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

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