West Row Academy
Academy sponsor led in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 208 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Free school meals | 18.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Beeches Road, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8NY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.westrow-academy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01638715680 |
| URN | 150276 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 May 2022, published 20 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (West Row Academy, URN 145277).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Beck Row Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Isleham Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Great Heath Academy (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- St Mary's Church of England Academy (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- The Pines Primary School (primary school, about 6.1 km)
- St Christopher's CEVCP School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- Fordham CofE Primary School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- Lakenheath Community Primary School (primary school, about 9.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.