Best Secondary Schools in Bury St Edmunds

We checked all 6 secondary schools in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
6
Ranked
5
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bury St Edmunds. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bury St Edmunds also has 37 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Suffolk. Suffolk also has rankings for Ipswich, Lowestoft and all of Suffolk.

Ranked secondary schools in Bury St Edmunds

  1. 1

    Sybil Andrews Academy

    Academy, 657 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.9%

  2. 2

    Bury St Edmunds County High School

    Academy, 657 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53%

  3. 3

    St Benedict's Catholic School

    Academy, 968 pupils, inspected September 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.7%

  4. 4

    Thurston Community College

    Local authority maintained, 1,512 pupils, inspected March 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.6%

  5. 5

    King Edward VI CEVC School

    Local authority maintained, 1,189 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38%

Secondary schools in Bury St Edmunds without a rank

  • Culford School

    Independent, 863 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    31.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%