Primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Ickworth Park Primary School
Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5SB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 88% full — 185 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 98 / 87
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Suffolk 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kirsten Steele
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Horringer
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- URN
- 151388
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2022 | 39% | 1.7 mi |
| Sexton's Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 27% | 2 mi |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 43% | 2.1 mi |
| Hardwick Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 35% | 2.2 mi |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 25% | 2.3 mi |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 69% | 2.3 mi |
| Howard Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36% | 2.8 mi |
| Tollgate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 68% | 2.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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