Burton End Primary Academy

About Burton End Primary Academy

Burton End Primary Academy’s headline KS2 results sit comfortably above the Suffolk local authority average for primary schools. The school reports that 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 58%. That seven-point gap is a meaningful one, and it places Burton End in the top half of primary schools in West Suffolk, where it ranks 14th out of 44. Nationally, the school sits in the 44th percentile, which is a solid mid-table position. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the raw attainment figures tell a clear story: this is a school where the majority of children are hitting the expected benchmarks, and doing so at a rate that outstrips the typical Suffolk primary. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, a rating it has held across both its most recent graded inspection in 2020 and its ungraded inspection in 2025, where inspectors confirmed that standards were maintained.

Digging into the KS2 breakdown, the strongest individual subject is maths, where 73% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 103. Reading was close behind at 72% expected and an average score of 103, while writing came in at 70% expected. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects combined was just 3%, though individually 20% hit the higher bar in maths, 15% in reading and 13% in writing. That suggests the school is particularly effective at moving the majority of children to the expected level, rather than pushing a large cohort into the top tier. The Ofsted report from 2025 rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good, a clean sweep that represents a significant improvement from the school’s previous Requires Improvement rating in 2017. Parent feedback is broadly positive: 86% of the 37 respondents would recommend the school, and 95% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 82 applications for 47 places and all 47 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.74, so it is popular but not impossibly competitive. Burton End has a nursery provision, a SEN unit, and a wide range of SEND support including for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, ICT suite, sports hall, art studios and a chapel, and the school runs clubs such as book club, coding and film club. With 24.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse catchment. It will suit families looking for a solid, well-regarded state primary that delivers above-average results without being a high-pressure environment, and that offers strong SEND provision and a good range of enrichment activities.

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