Abbey Gardens School

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependentBury St Edmunds Suffolk

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Abbey Gardens School is an independent special school in Bury St Edmunds for boys and girls aged 11 to 16.

Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA01284 630926Headteacher Kay Park headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places48

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m18212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate64 per 1,000 people30% lower than the England average

Typical house price£290,000West Suffolk

Nearest bus stop70 mHoward Middle School, 18 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
The Albany	Academy alternative provision converter	0 m	0	Inadequate 2023	–	Compare
Howard Community Academy	Academy	90 m	210	No overall grade 2025	19	Compare
St Benedict's Catholic School	Academy	720 m	968	Not inspected	70	Compare
Bury St Edmunds County High School	Academy	810 m	657	Report card 2026	55	Compare
Tollgate Primary School	Academy	880 m	437	Good 2023	33	Compare
Sexton's Manor Primary School	Academy	0.8 miles	165	Not inspected	1	Compare
King Edward VI CEVC School	Church of England	0.8 miles	1,189	Not inspected	36	Compare
West Suffolk College	Further education	0.8 miles	–	Not inspected	–	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA
Telephone: 01284 630926
Headteacher: Headteacher Kay Park
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 11-16
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Suffolk
Ward: St Olaves
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened: 22 May 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152428 · LAESTAB 9356043

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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