Academy converter · Suffolk

St Mary's Church of England Academy

4–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137419URN

Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

91 applications for 52 places · 83rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
9 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 52 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	52	91	1.8	51	0.98
Sep 2025	56	96	1.7	53	0.95
Sep 2024	59	113	1.9	60	1.02
Sep 2023	60	108	1.8	49	0.82
Sep 2022	60	106	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2021	60	134	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	105	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2019	59	106	1.8	69	1.17
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2017	59	114	1.9	67	1.14
Sep 2016	60	149	2.5	81	1.35
Sep 2015	60	148	2.5	83	1.38
Sep 2014	60	152	2.5	88	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 54% · Maths 49% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%215th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard49%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	31%	0%	99	98
2023/24	47%	2%	101	100
2022/23	30%	0%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Great Heath Academy
0.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Beck Row Primary Academy
2.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
West Row Academy
4.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Pines Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's CEVCP School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Isleham Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Kennett Primary School
7.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Lakenheath Community Primary School
8.8 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137419 · 935/3314
Trust: St Mary's Church of England Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 124766)
Address: Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7LR
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources