Learning Support, Western Area Education Office

All-through · ages 5-16MixedMiscellaneousBury St Edmunds Suffolk

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Learning Support, Western Area Education Office is a miscellaneous in Bury St Edmunds for boys and girls aged 5 to 16.

New Shire Hall, Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AR01284 352159Ms Judith Hitchcliffe headteacherAll details

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m9312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate156 per 1,000 people71% higher than the England average

Typical house price£290,000West Suffolk

Nearest bus stop200 mBrewery, 6 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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School	Council	400 m	328	No overall grade 2025	82	Compare
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	Academy	590 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Hardwick Primary School	Academy	870 m	190	Good 2024	18	Compare
Priory School	Academy	910 m	241	Outstanding 2024	–	Compare
Sebert Wood Community Primary School	Council	0.7 miles	374	Good 2023	53	Compare
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery	Council	0.8 miles	301	Good 2022	8	Compare
South Lee School	Independent	0.8 miles	205	Not inspected	–	Compare
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy	Academy	1.0 miles	168	Requires improvement 2024	1	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: New Shire Hall, Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AR
Telephone: 01284 352159
Headteacher: Ms Judith Hitchcliffe
Type of school: Miscellaneous (Miscellaneous, other types)
Phase: All-through school, ages 5-16
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Suffolk
Ward: Abbeygate
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN: 133238 · LAESTAB 9359902

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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