The Albany
The Albany is an academy alternative provision converter in Bury St. Edmunds for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 5. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.
Brooklands Close, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JXMs Angela Ransby headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Gardens School | Independent | 0 m | – | Not inspected | – | 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 |
Questions parents ask
Is The Albany a good school?
The Albany doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in May 2023.
What is The Albany's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Albany inadequate at its last full inspection on 10 May 2023.
How many pupils does The Albany have?
0 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 5 places, so it is 0% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brooklands Close, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX
- Headteacher
- Ms Angela Ransby
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Raedwald Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Westgate
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (fresh start)
- URN
- 150266 · LAESTAB 9351117 · UKPRN 10093632
- Formerly
- The Albany
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.