Howard Community Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk).
KS2 RWM expected
36%
▼ 26pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
50%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
57%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.6%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.0
▲ 0.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
42.4%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
67%
210 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Howard Community Academy is a primary school located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 196 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the ANGLIAN LEARNING. The school is led by Mrs Alison Weir.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
Key facts
- URN
- 146280
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Prue Rayner | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirsty Lofts | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Ms Kathy Lambert | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Tooley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Watson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sonia Hall | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachel Cannon | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Connor Button | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Alison Weir | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Kay Pearce Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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