This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 28 September 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Benedict's Catholic School, URN 124861
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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 entry419 applications · 167 places offered · 239 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2024 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2022 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Suffolk median
Dashed bars: as St Benedict's Catholic School (URN 124861), the previous school.
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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 | 167 | 419 | 2.5 | 239 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2025 | 160 | 408 | 2.6 | 232 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2024 | 169 | 406 | 2.4 | 198 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 165 | 341 | 2.1 | 169 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 * | 173 | 325 | 1.9 | 202 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 * | 159 | 240 | 1.5 | 127 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 * | 149 | 252 | 1.7 | 136 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 * | 148 | 226 | 1.5 | 142 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 * | 132 | 212 | 1.6 | 115 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 * | 141 | 206 | 1.5 | 132 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 * | 150 | 228 | 1.5 | 152 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 * | 59 | 98 | 1.7 | 65 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 107 | 1.8 | 74 | 1.23 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 154 | 51.9 | 50% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 159 | 49.8 | 50% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 51.1 | 55% | 77% | +0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 146 | 53.2 | 56% | 80% | +0.50 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 0.2 km · Suffolk20262.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · SuffolkGood20231.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 15.2 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 19.2 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20251.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 20.4 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 149285 · 935/4600
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 852 pupils · 968 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2022
- Replaced
- St Benedict's Catholic School (URN 124861)
- Address
- Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
- Local authority
- Suffolk · West Suffolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources