Howard Community Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Beard Road
 Bury St Edmunds
 Suffolk IP32 6SA
Telephone: 01284 766278

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Howard Community Primary School
Trust: Anglian Learning
Sponsor: Anglian Learning

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Alison Weir (since May 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Laurence Ball
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 8.4 / 9.43
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.99
Number of pupils: 196
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.3
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 41.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 27.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Suffolk
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds
Electoral Ward: St Olaves
School Number: 9352224

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st July 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Benedict's Catholic School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Bury St Edmunds County High School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Tollgate Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Abbeygate Sixth Form College (1.2km) show on map
  5. King Edward VI CEVC School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Sexton's Manor Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy (1.4km) show on map
  8. West Suffolk College (1.5km) show on map
  9. Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery (2.5km) show on map
  10. The Albany (2.5km) show on map
  11. Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  12. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  13. Priory School (2.8km) show on map
  14. Learning Support, Western Area Education Office (3.0km) show on map
  15. Hardwick Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  16. Sebert Wood Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  17. Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled ... (4.2km) show on map
  18. Riverwalk School (4.2km) show on map
  19. South Lee School (4.3km) show on map
  20. Abbots Green Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  21. First Base Bury St Edmunds (4.3km) show on map
  22. Sir Peter Hall School (4.3km) show on map
  23. Culford School (4.4km) show on map
  24. Ickworth Park Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  25. Sybil Andrews Academy (5.0km) show on map
  26. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  27. Thurston Community College (7.8km) show on map
  28. Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  29. Rougham Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  30. Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled... (8.1km) show on map
  31. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  32. Ixworth Church of England Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  33. Ixworth High School (10.9km) show on map
  34. Honington Church of England Voluntary Control... (11.2km) show on map
  35. Norton CEVC Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  36. All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Contr... (12.1km) show on map
  37. Bardwell Church of England Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  38. Cockfield Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  39. Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlle... (13.3km) show on map
  40. Elveden Church of England Primary Academy (13.7km) show on map
  41. Hartest Church of England Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  42. St Christopher's CEVCP School (14.3km) show on map
  43. Wickhambrook Primary Academy (14.4km) show on map
  44. Woolpit Primary Academy (14.5km) show on map
  45. Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlle... (14.5km) show on map
  46. Stanton Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  47. Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy (15.3km) show on map
  48. Elmswell Community Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  49. St Mary's Church of England Academy (15.6km) show on map
  50. Great Heath Academy (15.9km) show on map
  51. Mildenhall College Academy (15.9km) show on map
  52. The Pinetree School (16.3km) show on map
  53. Queensway Infant Academy (16.4km) show on map
  54. Cheveley CofE Primary School (16.5km) show on map
  55. Queensway Junior Academy (16.6km) show on map
  56. On Track Education Mildenhall (16.8km) show on map
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  58. Redcastle Family School (16.9km) show on map
  59. Thetford Grammar School (17.2km) show on map
  60. The Damara School (17.2km) show on map
  61. Centre Academy East Anglia (17.2km) show on map
  62. Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntar... (17.4km) show on map
  63. The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy (17.6km) show on map
  64. Old Buckenham Hall School (17.6km) show on map
  65. Norwich Road Academy (17.6km) show on map
  66. Compass Community School Eld Park (17.6km) show on map
  67. Glemsford Primary Academy (17.8km) show on map
  68. The Pines Primary School (18.2km) show on map
  69. Drake Primary School (18.3km) show on map
  70. Admirals Academy (18.4km) show on map
  71. Raleigh Infant Academy (18.4km) show on map
  72. Beck Row Primary Academy (18.4km) show on map
  73. Lavenham Community Primary School (18.5km) show on map
  74. The Thetford Academy (18.9km) show on map
  75. Crawford's Church of England Primary School (19.0km) show on map
  76. Finborough School (19.3km) show on map
  77. All Saints Church of England Primary School, ... (19.4km) show on map
  78. Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary ... (19.4km) show on map
  79. West Row Academy (19.4km) show on map
  80. Fairstead House (19.5km) show on map
  81. St Louis Catholic Academy (19.5km) show on map
  82. Ditton Lodge Primary School (19.5km) show on map
  83. Cavendish Church of England Primary School (19.8km) show on map
  84. Hundon Community Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  85. Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School (20.1km) show on map
  86. Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled... (20.2km) show on map
  87. Newmarket Academy (20.3km) show on map
  88. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy (20.4km) show on map
  89. Grace Cook Primary School (20.5km) show on map
  90. Olive AP Academy - Suffolk (20.6km) show on map
  91. Cambian Dunbroch School (20.6km) show on map
  92. Laureate Community Academy (20.7km) show on map
  93. Lakenheath Community Primary School (20.7km) show on map
  94. Wood Ley Community Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  95. Breckland School (20.8km) show on map
  96. Paddocks Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  97. Long Melford Church of England Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  98. Stowmarket High School (20.9km) show on map
  99. Glade Academy (21.0km) show on map
  100. Isleham Church of England Primary School (21.0km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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