Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3JX

Good

Inspected 26 January 2022

Good

Ofsted

39%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

292

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 292 / 446 (65%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 26 January 2022

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

29.4%

Disadvantaged

13.4%

EAL

4.8%

SEN support

11.3%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

39%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

102

Avg reading score

Avg maths score

Attendance

6.2%

Overall absence

17.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

15.4

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.2 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

16.46

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +3.2 vs 2023/24

£46,640

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 14% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,756 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

2.6

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.8 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,017

Spend per pupil

£6,989

Income per pupil

52%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.