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Hartest Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Good (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 5 March 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.3 milesAll Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall

    Primary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Outstanding (Jan 2024)

  2. 2.6 milesGlemsford Primary Academy

    Primary, Sudbury, Suffolk

    School remains Good (Apr 2023)

  3. 4.1 milesCavendish Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Sudbury, Suffolk

    Inadequate (Apr 2024) Special measures

  4. 4.7 milesCockfield Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Good (Feb 2020)

  5. 4.8 milesLong Melford Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Sudbury, Suffolk

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.