Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

St Christopher's CEVCP School

3–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142025URN

St Christopher's Cevcp School, Bellflower Crescent, Red Lodge, Bellflower Crescent, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

92 applications for 60 places · 113th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 0.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Christopher's CEVCP School (URN 124716), the previous school.

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	60	92	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2025	49	69	1.4	35	0.71
Sep 2024	60	80	1.3	45	0.75
Sep 2023	60	71	1.2	47	0.78
Sep 2022	48	57	1.2	31	0.65
Sep 2021	53	60	1.1	28	0.53
Sep 2020	58	61	1.1	40	0.69
Sep 2019	39	55	1.4	37	0.95
Sep 2018	49	47	1.0	37	0.76
Sep 2017	58	62	1.1	48	0.83
Sep 2016 *	59	64	1.1	44	0.75
Sep 2015 *	81	72	0.9	58	0.72
Sep 2014 *	60	84	1.4	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 77% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%26th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	0%	106	107
2023/24	70%	0%	105	105
2022/23	30%	0%	100	99

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 Christopher's CEVCP SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Pines Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Kennett Primary School
2.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Academy
4.9 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.6 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
West Row Academy
6.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Isleham Church of England Primary School
7.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Fordham CofE Primary School
7.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142025 · 935/2093
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 390 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: St Christopher's CEVCP School (URN 124716)
Address: St Christopher's Cevcp School, Bellflower Crescent, Red Lodge, Bellflower Crescent, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XQ
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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