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: 27.9%
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. Pushforward Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  28. Thurston Community College (7.8km) show on map
  29. Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  30. Rougham Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  31. Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled... (8.1km) show on map
  32. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  33. Ixworth Church of England Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  34. Ixworth High School (10.9km) show on map
  35. Honington Church of England Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  36. Norton CEVC Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  37. All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Contr... (12.1km) show on map
  38. Bardwell Church of England Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  39. Cockfield Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  40. Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlle... (13.3km) show on map
  41. Elveden Church of England Primary Academy (13.7km) show on map
  42. Hartest Church of England Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  43. St Christopher's CEVCP School (14.3km) show on map
  44. Wickhambrook Primary Academy (14.4km) show on map
  45. Woolpit Primary Academy (14.5km) show on map
  46. Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlle... (14.5km) show on map
  47. Stanton Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  48. Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy (15.3km) show on map
  49. Elmswell Community Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  50. St Mary's Church of England Academy (15.6km) show on map
  51. Great Heath Academy (15.9km) show on map
  52. Mildenhall College Academy (15.9km) show on map
  53. The Pinetree School (16.3km) show on map
  54. Queensway Infant Academy (16.4km) show on map
  55. Cheveley CofE Primary School (16.5km) show on map
  56. Queensway Junior Academy (16.6km) show on map
  57. On Track Education Mildenhall (16.8km) show on map
  58. Barningham Church of England Voluntary Contro... (16.8km) show on map
  59. Redcastle Family School (16.9km) show on map
  60. Thetford Grammar School (17.2km) show on map
  61. The Damara School (17.2km) show on map
  62. Centre Academy East Anglia (17.2km) show on map
  63. Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntar... (17.4km) show on map
  64. The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy (17.6km) show on map
  65. Old Buckenham Hall School (17.6km) show on map
  66. Norwich Road Academy (17.6km) show on map
  67. Compass Community School Eld Park (17.6km) show on map
  68. Glemsford Primary Academy (17.8km) show on map
  69. The Pines Primary School (18.2km) show on map
  70. Drake Primary School (18.3km) show on map
  71. Admirals Academy (18.4km) show on map
  72. Raleigh Infant Academy (18.4km) show on map
  73. Beck Row Primary Academy (18.4km) show on map
  74. Lavenham Community Primary School (18.5km) show on map
  75. The Thetford Academy (18.9km) show on map
  76. Crawford's Church of England Primary School (19.0km) show on map
  77. Finborough School (19.3km) show on map
  78. All Saints Church of England Primary School, ... (19.4km) show on map
  79. Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary ... (19.4km) show on map
  80. West Row Academy (19.4km) show on map
  81. Fairstead House (19.5km) show on map
  82. St Louis Catholic Academy (19.5km) show on map
  83. Ditton Lodge Primary School (19.5km) show on map
  84. Cavendish Church of England Primary School (19.8km) show on map
  85. Hundon Community Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  86. Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School (20.1km) show on map
  87. Hopton Church of England Primary Academy (20.2km) show on map
  88. Newmarket Academy (20.3km) show on map
  89. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy (20.4km) show on map
  90. Grace Cook Primary School (20.5km) show on map
  91. OA - Suffolk (20.6km) show on map
  92. Cambian Dunbroch School (20.6km) show on map
  93. Laureate Community Academy (20.7km) show on map
  94. Lakenheath Community Primary School (20.7km) show on map
  95. Wood Ley Community Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  96. Breckland School (20.8km) show on map
  97. Paddocks Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  98. Long Melford Church of England Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  99. Stowmarket High School (20.9km) show on map
  100. Glade Academy (21.0km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery, Chelmsford
  2. Perry Court E-ACT Academy, Hengrove
  3. Carden Nursery and Primary School, Brighton
  4. Calow CofE VC Primary School, Chesterfield
  5. Heron Cross Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent
  6. New Moston Primary School, Manchester
  7. Old Leake Primary Academy, Boston
  8. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
  9. Manor Green Primary Academy, Manchester
  10. St Mark's CofE Primary School, Brierley Hill
  11. Corinthian Community Primary School, Liverpool
  12. Ravensfield Primary School, Dukinfield
  13. New York Primary School, North Shields
  14. Portfield Primary Academy, West Sussex
  15. Abingdon Primary School, Stockport
  16. Broad Square Community Primary School, Liverpool
  17. Coldean Primary School, Brighton
  18. Abbey Woods Academy, Wallingford
  19. Brandhall Primary School, Oldbury
  20. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
  21. Newdigate Primary and Nursery School, Bedworth
  22. Greenhill Primary School, Leeds
  23. Thirsk Community Primary School
  24. Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Scho...
  25. Winhills Primary Academy, St Neots
  26. Breakwater Academy, Newhaven
  27. All Soul's Church of England Primary School, Folkestone
  28. Raynville Academy, Leeds
  29. St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
  30. Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Newton Abbot
  31. Arlies Primary School, Stalybridge
  32. Newton Road School, Rushden
  33. Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School, Manchester
  34. Water Meadows Primary School, Canterbury
  35. Moorside Primary School, Manchester
  36. Valley Road Academy, Sunderland
  37. Outwood Primary Academy Greystone, Ripon
  38. Mayflower Academy, Plymouth
  39. Wednesbury Oak Academy, Tipton
  40. Hall Green Primary School, West Bromwich
  41. Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds
  42. Hendal Primary School, Wakefield
  43. Brookside Primary School, Ellesmere Port
  44. Edenbridge Primary School
  45. The Meadows Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  46. Rockliffe Manor Primary School, London
  47. Millbrook Community Primary School, Liverpool
  48. Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery, Westcliff-on-Sea
  49. All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Liverpool
  50. J H Godwin Primary School, Chester
  51. Hayes School, Paignton
  52. Stockwell Academy, Hull
  53. Ryecroft Academy, Leeds
  54. Countess Wear Primary School, Exeter
  55. Westmoor Primary School, Dewsbury
  56. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
  57. Finlay Community School, Gloucester
  58. Hale Nursery & Primary Academy, Farnham
  59. Carlinghow Academy, Batley
  60. Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy, Scarborough
  61. Moorgate Primary School, Bolton
  62. Crescent Primary School, Mansfield
  63. Clapgate Primary School, Leeds
  64. Pembroke Park Primary School, Salisbury
  65. Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery, Basildon
  66. Flash Ley Primary School, Stafford
  67. Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery, St. Albans
  68. Roman Way Primary School, Andover
  69. Stockton Wood Community Primary School, Liverpool
  70. Larkrise Primary School, Chelmsford
  71. Tuckswood Academy, Norwich
  72. Kidbrooke Park Primary School, London
  73. Nursery Hill Primary School, Nuneaton
  74. Jarvis Brook Primary School, Crowborough
  75. Croftway Academy, Blyth
  76. Hollin Primary School, Manchester
  77. Castle Academy, Doncaster
  78. Burrowmoor Primary Academy, March
  79. Barton Primary School, Newport
  80. Eaton Park Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  81. Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Wigan
  82. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Doncaster
  83. North Walkden Primary School, Manchester
  84. Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
  85. Ingrow Primary School, Keighley
  86. Hunstanton Primary School
  87. Curledge Street Academy, Paignton
  88. Samuel Barlow Primary Academy, Mansfield
  89. High Leigh Primary School, Hoddesdon
  90. Florence Melly Community Primary School, Liverpool
  91. Timbertree Academy, Cradley Heath
  92. White House Academy, Hailsham
  93. Chapelfield Primary School, Manchester
  94. Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
  95. Siddal Primary School, Halifax
  96. Gray's Farm Primary Academy, Orpington
  97. John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery, Braintree
  98. Marshlands Primary School, Goole
  99. Maybury Primary School, Hull
  100. Mary Swanwick Primary School, Chesterfield
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |