About Howard Community Primary School
Howard Community Primary School is based on the Howard estate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6SA. The school benefits from a 20 acre site with expansive playing fields and sports facilities. It is easily accessible from junction 42/43 on the A14 and Greater Anglia rail links and bus routes from Bury St. Edmunds.
Howard Community Primary School is a 20-40 minute drive from other CHET schools (The Pines in Red Lodge, The Meadow Primary School in Balsham, Linton Heights Junior School and Linton Village College). The centre of Bury St. Edmunds town centre is a 5-10 minute drive from the school.
School site and buildings
Originally a middle school building, the school is housed on a large site which is encompassed by significant grounds and includes large rooms and social spaces.
There are 18 classrooms including a fully- equipped cookery room and activity bases with specialist areas that allow for hands-on learning opportunities.
The school nursery and early years base is set within spacious and well-resourced facilities with large and developing outdoor learning spaces.
The school site benefits from a large sports barn, which is equipped for ball games and is used as a community resource, in addition to two additional hall spaces and several meeting/staff rooms.
The school sits proudly at the heart of its local community, the Howard estate. Children come from the surrounding housing. Additional housing developments will increase school numbers in future years and the school is likely to benefit from additional infrastructure with this local growth.
