Sybil Andrews Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk
Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
657
Capacity used
Has space84%
780 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
109 of 109 families who put it first got an offer
114
Places offered
212
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 109 | 109 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 5 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 212 | 114 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Henry Stevenson
- Address
- Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
- Phone
- 01284413400
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Moreton Hall · Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 140969
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
657 pupils · 780 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 642 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 102 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 101 | 23% | 64% | 77% | |
| Mathematics | 100 | 16% | 60% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 98 | 30% | 77% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 68 | 3% | 35% | 68% | |
| French | 63 | 11% | 57% | 79% | |
| History | 54 | 15% | 52% | 57% | |
| Geography | 41 | 32% | 66% | 76% | |
| Biology | 30 | 43% | 90% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 50% | 90% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 43% | 93% | 100% | |
| Music | 18 | 11% | 44% | 61% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 44% | 61% | 72% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.