Elmswell Community Primary School
Community primary school in Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk).
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Nearby schools
nearest first18 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Woolpit Primary Academy, 1.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolpit Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 123 | Good, 2022 |
| Crawford's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.2 mi | Primary | 90 | Good, 2023 |
| Norton CEVC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.5 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Rattlesden Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 135 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| Grace Cook Primary SchoolFree schools | 3.5 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Finborough SchoolOther independent | 3.7 mi | Independent | 716 | - |
| OA - SuffolkAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Alternative provision | 2 | Good, 2023 |
| Wood Ley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 307 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Stowmarket High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 901 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Chilton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 133 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2017, previous school) |
| Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.1 mi | Primary | 108 | Good, 2022 |
| Bacton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 111 | Good, 2023 |
| Pushforward Secondary SchoolOther independent special | 4.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Old Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 70 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Thurston Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 349 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 366 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2018, previous school) |
| Thurston Community CollegeCommunity | 4.8 mi | Secondary | 1,512 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.0 mi | Primary | 117 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
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