Thurston Community College

Norton Road, Thurston, IP31 3PB

Community school for ages 11–18 in Thurston. Mixed intake.

Thurston Community College is a non-selective community secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, serving boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has a sixth form and serves around 1,480 students in a larger rural area.

Ofsted rated the school Good at its last full inspection in 2018, now older than five years. GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.9, and 50.6% achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths.

At A level, the average grade was C+, with 8.3% achieving AAB or better in two facilitating subjects.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary

1,484 pupils · On roll

Community school · Mixed

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