Honington Church of England Primary School, Bury St Edmunds

Overview

Honington Church of England Primary School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Bury St Edmunds, East of England, for pupils aged 5–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 5–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Church of England
School capacity: 210
Pupils on roll: 145
URN: 152078

Admissions

Local authority: Suffolk
Academy trust or group: ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST

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Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 13
Total preferences: 18
Offers made: 13

First preferences compared with offers

1 first preferences per offer

13 first preferences and 13 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	13	18	13
2025/26	17	20	17
2024/25	14	22	14
2023/24	22	36	25
2022/23	23	34	23

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · 2024/25
Measure	School
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard	21%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard	0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 15 July 2021 · Published 23 September 2021
Outcome: School remains Good
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Malting Row, Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1RE
Local authority: Suffolk
Area: Schools in West Suffolk

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