Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
60Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142770URN

St Mary's Street, Bungay, NR35 1AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

8 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%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 July 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

8 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (URN 124779), 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	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2025	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2024	12	21	1.8	11	0.92
Sep 2023	9	12	1.3	9	1.00
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	16	1.07
Sep 2021	14	25	1.8	13	0.93
Sep 2020	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2019	14	16	1.1	7	0.50
Sep 2018	10	21	2.1	10	1.00
Sep 2017	3	10	3.3	3	1.00
Sep 2016 *	11	18	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2015 *	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2014 *	15	22	1.5	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 38% · Writing 54% · Maths 23% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%221st of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard38%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard23%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 95 (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	23%	0%	98	95
2023/24	30%	10%	102	100
2022/23	21%	0%	102	95

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 Edmund's RC Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Bungay Primary School
0.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Earsham Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy
2.0 km · Norfolk

Good2022

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Ellingham VC Primary School
3.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Woodton Primary School
6.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy
7.0 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
7.3 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 50%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: 142770 · 935/2116
Trust: St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 105 pupils · 60 on roll
Free school meals: 35.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2016
Replaced: St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (URN 124779)
Address: St Mary's Street, Bungay, NR35 1AY
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources