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Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

West Suffolk, IP33 3JXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2022
KS2 Results
45%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 35 places
Ranking
#11,767
of 13,686 nationally

About Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent graded inspection in 2022 and its previous one in 2011. The 2022 inspection awarded Good across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also earned a Good rating, an improvement from its previous Requires Improvement grade. However, the school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year. Just 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is notably below the Suffolk local authority average of 58%. This places Westgate in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, ranking 37th out of 44 schools in the West Suffolk local authority area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBrooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP33 3JX
HeadteacherRhonda Kidd
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils292
Free School Meals (FSM)29.5%
School Capacity292 / 446 (65% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Jan 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 14 Feb 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Dining HallOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteSensory RoomArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

AthleticsRoundersFootballTennisNetballCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubArt ClubDramaFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.