The original West Suffolk County School coat of arms, seen above the old Northgate Street building entrance, consist of a gold cross fleury between five martlets on a blue shield and were the arms of Edward the Confessor, who in the 11th century granted land to the abbey of St Edmund, and those of the old West Suffolk County Council.
Above the old Northgate Street building entrance, one can see the original coat of arms for West Suffolk County School. It consists of a gold cross fleury with five martlets on a blue shield, symbolizing Edward the Confessor's arms from the 11th century when he granted land to St Edmund Abbey and representing those of the previous West Suffolk County Council.