Abbeygate Sixth Form College
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · Suffolk
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YU
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Ranking (England)
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Ofsted
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No graded inspection
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Attendance
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At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,163
Capacity used
Has space66%
1,750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools 16 to 19
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Stuart Small
- Address
- Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YU
- Phone
- 01284636501
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Minden · Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147063
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Academy trust: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
1,163 pupils · 1,750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.65 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.41 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 499 | — |
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.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 7% | 32% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 131 | 5% | 13% | 45% | |
| History | 101 | 1% | 19% | 61% | |
| Sociology | 93 | 3% | 13% | 43% | |
| Biology | 91 | 8% | 32% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 88 | 1% | 9% | 44% | |
| Law | 70 | 9% | 19% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 7% | 21% | 43% | |
| Physics | 58 | 3% | 17% | 40% | |
| Economics | 55 | 0% | 15% | 40% | |
| Geography | 54 | 4% | 17% | 43% | |
| Government and Politics | 42 | 2% | 19% | 48% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20922: Abbeygate Sixth Form College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 15 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.