Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy

5–11Ages
168Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
151165URN

Grove Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3BJ

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

28 applications for 18 places · 107th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

25%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 · 27 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

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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 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

28 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 124762), 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	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2025	25	43	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2024 *	23	39	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2023 *	25	48	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2022 *	28	59	2.1	24	0.86
Sep 2021 *	36	63	1.8	34	0.94
Sep 2020 *	29	58	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	45	76	1.7	42	0.93
Sep 2018 *	30	63	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	33	68	2.1	31	0.94
Sep 2016 *	36	63	1.8	32	0.89
Sep 2015 *	42	78	1.9	34	0.81
Sep 2014 *	31	52	1.7	31	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 38% · Maths 42% → all three 25% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard25%220th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	25%	0%	102	99
2023/24
2022/23

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 Edmundsbury CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
0.2 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sexton's Manor Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Howard Community Academy
1.5 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
2.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%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: 151165 · 935/2232
Trust: Elveden Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 168 on roll
Free school meals: 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 124762)
Address: Grove Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3BJ
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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